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- From: jscoggin@netcom.com (Jerry Scoggins)
- Subject: Re: No Update to the FAQ [was Re: MAC vs NeXT modem cable??? ]
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.081920.20900@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <85412@ut-emx.uucp> <1992Dec16.014415.27174@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> <813@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 08:19:20 GMT
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- cjp+@pitt.edu (Casimir J Palowitch) sayz:
- >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).
- >
- >--
- >** Casimir J. (Casey) Palowitch - In 1996, there will be two kinds **
-
- Agreed. I had similiar problems. My TurboColor slab wouldn't work properly
- with my Mac's hardware handshaking cable to my SupraFAXmodem. I forget
- the specifics now, but after a few weeks of hassels, I spent the $15 for
- the correct cable.
-
- ++jerry(); // jscoggin@netcom.netcom.com
-