Date   : Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:39:56 +0100
From   : michael.firth@... (michael.firth@...)
Subject: Econet over UTP ?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
> bbc-micro-bounces+michael.firth=bt.com@... 
> [mailto:bbc-micro-bounces+michael.firth=bt.com@...
> .uk] On Behalf Of Mark Haysman
> Sent: 06 July 2009 16:33
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Econet over UTP ?
> 
> >> Having run out of DIN T-pieces and not being able to find 
> anywhere to
> >> buy more, I've been thinking about acting on Michael's 
> suggestion and
> >> building some PCBs along these lines.  Would anybody else be
> >> interested
> >> in buying some?
> 
> As MIDI cables are wired the same as Econet, these would do 
> the same thing 
> wouldn't they?
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330323578630
> 
> Mark.
> 
Be very careful with MIDI cables. MIDI only uses pins 2,4 and 5 (the
middle 3), so some MIDI cables won't have pins 1 and 3 connected, and will
be useless as Econet cables.

I learnt the hard way by buying a few new short MIDI cables from CPC, thinking
they would be good for Econet leads, but found they were useless.

Regards

Michael
P.S. Does anyone need some MIDI cables? :-)