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From: c08_d103@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Ex-God)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: AppleCat question
Summary: RS-232?
Message-ID: <932@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 1 Mar 89 23:30:20 GMT
Reply-To: ins_balb@jhunix.UUCP (Andy Matter)
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF
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I've been using my AppleCat for years (and years and years), but I'm
going to move up to 2400 baud one of these days.  Assuming I stay with
my //e, I want to avoid buying a serial card if at all possible.

So how good is the supposed RS-232 connection on the AppleCat?  If I
make my own cable, can I hook up a modem to the J2 I/O port (where the
212 connector goes), or is it only usable for a printer?  I'm pretty
sure the 212 connection is nothing close to any standard signals.

Anyway, if I have to get the serial card, that'll probably push me
over the line to getting a //gs (so I won't have to get a UniDisk
interface card, a serial card, a mouse card, an accelerator, etc) --
or maybe to an Amiga (if I can get enough money).  But I'd rather have
a nice solution involving buying nothing more than some pins and
wires....

     -- Andrew Barnert (Andy Social/Andy Matter/ex-God)
        ins_balb@jhunix/ins_balb@jhuvms/c08_d103@jhunix
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