Date   : Thu, 09 May 1996 12:19:30 +0100
From   : angus@...
Subject: How to make Beeb 2 PC cable

Mark de Weger writes:
>
>Is the Beeb's RS423 pin-compatible with a PC's RS232? If so,

Yes.

>could I just buy a PC-to-PC cable and use it for the Beeb-to-PC

No, because PC's don't use 5-pin domino DIN sockets.

>transfer? If not, does any1 know how to make such a cable?

If have instructions at home, but not here. It's quit easy, connect ground each
end together, but crossover CTS<->RTS and Data IN<->Data Out.

a.
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