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From: tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.periphs,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Homebrew cables
Summary: learn about RS232 first, and then the Amiga's bizarre serial port...
Keywords: amiga, modem, cable, rs232
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Date: 15 Apr 89 16:53:55 GMT
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In-reply-to: 840445m@aucs.UUCP (Alan W. McKay)

In article <1788@aucs.UUCP>, 840445m@aucs (Alan W. McKay) writes:
>I want to make my own modem cable for my Amiga 1000 computer.

Good for you!

>Could
>anyone send me the necessary pin connections to do this, or tell me
>where I could find out how to do it?

First, you should get a good book on RS232 to know what pins do what.
Most technial bookstores sell such manuals.  Then, get out your dusty
_Introduction_to_Amiga_ book that came with your A1000, and use pages
7-11 and 7-12 as a guide to what pins on the Amiga's seiral port are
normal and which are abnormal.  Don't connect anything to pins 14, 21,
or 23 (unless you know what you're doing).  Good luck!

	...tad