> I think I've read somewhere that you can use plain phone cables. But don't > believe me unless somebody confirms this...
Clark is right -- you can't use ordinary telephone cables. There are two problems: The Mac connector is narrower than a regular phone cable (although some phones also use this slimmer connector), and the connections are reversed on one end, as Clark mentioned. If you need to make your own, you can buy RJ11 phone plugs from Radio Shack (here in the U.S., anyway). Those aren't slim enough, though, so some filing is needed to make them fit. Then wire 'em up correctly with the four-conductor phone cable of your choice. Choose funky colors if you want. Works fine. If you get it backwards, some magic smoke will be lost, and you -- and the Mac -- will be unhappy. --Cheers, Tom -- Prof. Thomas H. Lee Center for Integrated Systems, CIS-205 420 Via Palou Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4070 http://www-smirc.stanford.edu 650-725-3709 voice, -3383 fax -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
