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- From: ap@dde.dk (Allan Petersen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
- Subject: For sale: $3 Serial cable kit
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.164626.4239@dde.dk>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 16:46:26 GMT
- Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S
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- Now the FINAL "Cheap do-it-yourself serial cable kit:"
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-
- I've now found a commercial 4 pin connector with a 2 mm pin
- spacing suitable for the serial port on a HP48S, HP48SX or
- HP95LX.
-
- It's an AMP connector type 173977-4. However, it uses IDC
- (Insulation Displacement Connection) termination and will
- thus require a special hand tool to attach a cable.
-
- I was able to borrow this hand tool, so I bought a bag of
- connectors to make some cables. I will now offer these for
- sale to people on the net.
-
- Shipping all the cables individually to the States (were I
- assume the main number of buyers are anyway) doesn't sound
- very efficient to me, so now Joel Kolstad has agreed to
- distribute the cables "locally", and I've shipped a box of
- cables to him. The cables should then be available soon.
-
- The serial cable kit consists of a connector attached to a
- short (6 to 7 inches) length of (flat) cable. The other end
- of the cable is unterminated to enable you to attach a
- suitable DB25/DB9/other connector or extend the cable at
- your own choise. The cable comes with instructions on how
- to wire the DB25/DB9 connector.
-
- The price will be US$ 3.00 for each cable.
-
- Ordering instructions: Send your order, a Self Addressed
- Stamped Envelope, and $US 3.00
- (for each cable) to:
-
- Joel Kolstad
- Room 1310 ERB
- 1500 W. Johnson Dr.
- Madison, WI 53706
- USA
-
- Joel will then mail the cable(s) and the instructions to
- you (he promised :-)). He also promised to post a message
- on the net in case he runs out of cables.....
-
- Anyway, if you have any questions, you can reach Joel by
- email: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu
-
- As soon as I've completed writing the instructions, I'll
- also post 'em on the net.
-
- Allan Petersen, ap@dde.dk
-