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- From: bjheyboer@space.honeywell.com (Brian Heyboer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: RS232C Cables
- Date: 20 Feb 1996 17:31:25 GMT
- Organization: Honeywell Space Systems
- Distribution: world
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- In article <4gc751$irk@ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us> sfxu@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us (Jayme
- Rice) writes:
-
- >I was kinda wondering if anyone knows of any distributors selling RS232C
- >modem cables?
-
- The word you are looking for is "interface". It takes more than a cable.
-
-
- >I thought that I would mention that the local shop thinks it can
- >replace several components in the RS232C construction with a single new
- >chip available. I haven't gotten final word about it, but if so
- >construction of such cables would be extremely simple these days.
-
-
- Maxim's MAX series of RS-232 driver/receiver chips is really old news. Instead
- of dealing with someone who only THINKS it can be done, I'd suggest you look
- for someone who KNOWS what he is doing and doesn't think Maxim's chips are new.
-