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- From: cjp+@pitt.edu (Casimir J Palowitch)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
- Subject: No Update to the FAQ [was Re: MAC vs NeXT modem cable??? ]
- Message-ID: <813@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 04:43:32 GMT
- References: <85412@ut-emx.uucp> <1992Dec16.014415.27174@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec16.014415.27174@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown) writes:
- (some other words deleted)
- >identical to Macintosh serial ports, while the serial ports of '040 NeXTs
- >are NOT. The ports of '040 NeXTs, however, ARE COMPATIBLE with the '030
- >serial ports, the Macintosh serial ports, and all '030 NeXT and Macintosh
- >serial port peripherals if the proper adapter cable is constructed.
-
- This is not true. I and many others have tried to get Mac MIDI
- interfaces to work with Turbo 040 NeXTs with less than total success,
- using the man zs cable config and others, including ones that ostensibly
- work for non-Turbo machines (gvh: I tried it, no luck).
-
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- ** Casimir J. (Casey) Palowitch - In 1996, there will be two kinds **
- ** Slavic Cataloger - of computer professional : those **
- ** U. of Pgh. Library Systems - who know NeXT, and those **
- ** cjp@unix.cis.pitt.edu - without Jobs. **
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