Absolutely not. Cables used for the keyboards are ADB cables. Cables used for the printer and modem ports, while the connector looks similar, are *NOT* ADB cables.
The printer and modem ports are regular serial ports, and you can generally hook up any serial device to either one. You can not use ADB cables in the serial ports, and you can not use serial cables in the ADB ports. The easiest way to tell the difference is by looking at the pin layout at each connector. ADB cables have four pins where the serial cables have eight pins. -Nat ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 9:31 PM Subject: Are all ADB Cables created equal? > > I'm looking to replace some potentially faulty ADB cables, and I was > wondering if there's any difference between, say, a cable you'd > attach to the printer or modem port and one you'd use to connect > a keyboard. Can you swap one for another? > > Thanks! > > Weston > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
