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- From: tbc@netcom.com (Mike Garvey)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: HELP: 9600bps modem won't work (2nd request)
- Message-ID: <qa!nj4q.tbc@netcom.com>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 05:11:21 GMT
- References: <1992Aug12.060048.21300@cco.caltech.edu> <1992Aug13.052733.11609@nuscc.nus.sg> <1992Aug13.093716.27916@cco.caltech.edu>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- In a prior missive, toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) eloquently
- scribed this stuff:
-
- >In Greg Schaefer's ProTERM v3.0 manual, the suggested wiring for an Apple
- >IIgs/IIc+ modem cable is (and it works -- I got ranges of 2690-3264 cps
- >downloading textfiles from the Hayes BBS with an Intel 14.4ex):
- >
- >Computer Port Modem Signal Name
- >(Male MINI DIN-8) (Male DB25)
- >3 2 TD (transmit data)
- >5 3 RD (receive data)
- >4 7 GND (signal ground)
- >Short 8 to 4 GND (signal ground)
- >2 5 CTS (clear to send)
- >1 4 RTS (ready to send)
- > Short 4 to 20 DTR (data terminal ready)
- >7 8 DCD (data carrier detect)
- >
- >NOTE: This cable requires that "short circuits" be placed in the cable. This
- >consists of creating a "Y" connection between the three pins. On the MINI
- >DIN-8 end, pins 4 and 8 should be connected to each other as well as to pin
- >7 of the DB25. On the DB 25 end, pins 4 and 20 should be connected to each
- >other as well as to pin 1 of the MINI DIN-8.
-
- This cable will work fine on the Apple IIGS but there are two important
- things to note. Shorting pin-8 and pin-4 of the DIN-8 to Signal Common (GND
- [sic]) is supposed to dampen out excessive electrical noise as per standard
- RS-422 to RS-232 conversion specs, which SHOULD result in more stable
- connections, less dropouts, etc. In practice, the opposite is often true,
- so if a user loses carrier frequently, he should consider removing the
- short and just tie 4 to 7.
-
- The only advantage of the DTR/RTS (4/20) short is if you wish to hangup the
- phone by dropping the DTR line. In any case, you should configure the modem
- to ignore the DTR signal (AT&D0, and/or a dip-switch) so the modem will
- accept commands independent of the DTR state. Really ancient modems might
- need a short between DTR/DSR (6/20) at the modem-end of the cable, in which
- case you probably DON'T want to tie this to RTS.
-
- The USRobotics modems are more flexible than most other high-speed modems
- in that you DON'T have to support RTS as long you have a reasonably fast
- computer (RTS traps for 'upload' overrun). You can then support DTR as
- usual (i.e. hangup when DTR is lowered) in software.
-
- Finally, a lot of Mac hardware handshaking cables DON'T support the DCD
- (GPi) connection on pin-7 because not all Macs support it. These cables
- will probably not be flexible enough to use with the GS and Apple II
- software. One such cable, is the cable being shipped with the Supra
- MacPack. Otherwise, it's identical to the above cable.
-
- (Wanders off mumbling something about summary: buy a cable from InSync)
-
- Be seeing you...
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