Sam,
I couldn't find a "laplink" adaptor, but a "Laplink" cable in the Dalco
catalog is $4.30 (6-ft), $5.50 (10-ft) to $11.25 (25-ft). (I didn't check
the Black Box catalog, but they usually have higher prices.)
You can get modular (telephone wire) adaptors that allow you to connect
whichever pins you need, but they are $2.50 each and you would need two of
them.
When I first got AutoCad, I had to run a cable from the computer to the
plotter. In those days, even the simplest cable was expensive if it had the
description, "computer," so I got a couple of the DB25 to RJ-11 adaptors and
used (and still using) telephone wire to communicate with the plotter. Other
than having large fingers and a small adaptor, it was no problem connecting
the proper wires to the proper pins. Verifying with an Ohm meter helped.
Hope this helps.
Roger Turk
Tucson, Arizona USA
Sam Heywood wrote:
>>On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:19:05 +0000, "Edenyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:37:03 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>> to work. Did you need to re-wire any of the connectors? Did you use
>> an ordinary 25 pin serial cable to fit to your adaptor, or did you use a
>> 25 pin null-modem cable?
> No re-wiring of cable connectors required - that's the whole point of
> my adaptor. The cable you want is what's called a 25-way 1:1 cable,
> i.e., pin 1 at one end wired to pin 1 at other end, pin 2 to pin 2, etc.
> The adaptor makes the necessary cross-overs between lines on the
> parallel ports so that standard 1:1 cables (the most commonly available
> cables) can indeed be used. I've never seen an adaptor like this
> available commercially - but then I don't get out much....
> Hope this clarifies.
Yes, it does clarify. Thanks.
Does anybody know if such an adaptor is readily available commercially?
Sam Heywood<<
