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From: bower@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Ty Bower)
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Subject: Re: cable
Date: 9 Oct 1994 02:39:51 GMT
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In article <36t9op$e4s@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> co057@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven H. Lichter) writes:
>
>You need a handshacking cable. You can get the cable from Paul Parkhurst
>or Intrec (ProTERM), the cable that comes with the Linelink for the Mac
>also is the same. You could also make one. I don't have the pinouts and
>I really don't want to take a cable apart right now.

Here's the pinout for a hardware handshaking cable.
 
    Mac function     RS-232 function   Mac pin    DB-25 pin
    ------------     ---------------   -------    ---------
    RxD (receive)    Receive Data      5          3
    TxD (transmit)   Transmit Data     3          2
    Ground           Ground            4 & 8      7
    HSKi             CTS               2          5
    HSKo             RTS & DTR         1          4 & 20
    GPi              CD                7          8