Re: WTB 1 x specialix - modular terminal adapter

From: dba (usenet_at_databack.com.au)
Date: 03/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:18:49 GMT

"Tony Lawrence" <foo@pcunix.com> wrote in message
news:iNidne7L9KAye97fRVn-3w@comcast.com...
> dba wrote:
>
>>
>> I dont suppose there is a way to use the 2 serial ports on the PC itself
>> to replace the 2 dead ports?
>>
>> The vt100 terminals they use only support rs232,
>> also the place is wired for serial when it was built,
>> there was no cat5 back then.
>
>
> Gosh, yes, as Bill said in his post.
>
> At the worst you need to make some db-25 adaptors if the Specialix wasn't
> db - see http://aplawrence.com/Unixart/serial.art.html "Understanding
> Serial Wiring" and http://aplawrence.com/Unixart/rs232diagram.html "RS232
> Wiring Diagrams"

wow!
I gotta say- this website is a wealth of information.
Thank you so much for putting this stuff up!

I nearly feel confident enough to actually accomplish this now,
without buying a replacent box.

You guys here are the most helpfull bunch.
Thanks again.

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>
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> Tony Lawrence
> Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com

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