On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 1:49 PM Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/4/20 4:32 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > > I have posted links 3 such cables many times. > And an ideal usb adapter to screw right on to it. > > http://tandy.wiki/Model_100_102_200_600_Serial_Cable > > Any of those "ideal" 3 cables is exactly the fully wired all in one > piece cable. > > For the usb, I personally like to keep that separate because it's useful > for other stuff on it's own. > > Thanks. I would suggest that the thin hood male-male gender changer should be kept as a separate piece because then the cable itself is more durable. No pins to break on the main cable. If a pin bends/breaks on the gender changer (it has happened to me) I just throw away the gender changer. The cables I use are the old Belkin serial laplink which has db-9 and db-25 female both on both ends of the cable. Never had any failure. But they are not on the market any more. That is my ideal. If building from scratch I would just put the USB-Serial adapter into the cable. But separate works too. You and I will mix and match parts and know what makes sense but a lot of users don't get into the details. -- John.
