On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 at 08:10:15, Al Feng wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>This may or may not work [someone else will tell you whether this is
>worth trying OR you can just give it a go] ...
>
>When I looked at the NETwork ports on the QL a long time ago, I (lacking
>the hardware expertise of others to realistically analyze the schematic
>and chip functions) nonetheless ascertained that there were two pins on
>the SERial port which the NETwork's two connections echoed ...
>
>THAT suggests that if you ascertain which SERial pins are in play, you
>_may_ be able to simply run a SERial connection from your Q40 [OR, does
>the Q40 have NETwork ports?!? AND, if not, then why not?] to the NETwork
>port of your son's QL.
No QL network on the Q40 - why not indeed?
Serial ports are the way - and will work well if my suggestions are
followed.
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