http://tandy.wiki/Model_T_Serial_Cable
Any of those. I suggest the pccables one right at the top, only for the *slight* differences that it's only 6ft instead of 10ft, and connects the dcd pin while a couple others don't. If you're not sure about your usb-serial adapter, any of the ones linked there are good too. But for instance the startech one, even though it doesn't connect the dcd pin, and is 10ft, is available on amazon for only $5 and maybe you have free shipping. (follow the link from their site to "buy from reseller") It's a bit nicer of a cable physically, like maybe will take longer to wear out, and the dcd thing will probably never *actually* matter. ok getting into the weeds about something that will never matter... Definitely tpdd doesn't look at dcd. That pin is used by some things to detect if a device is on-line or not. You may never use anything that cares about that pin, but why not have it if you have the opportunity to choose anything? But an example would be, you are running some kind of bbs server software on the m100, and using a comm program like procomm plus on a pc, the dcd pin makes the bottom of the screen status display say "on-line" as if you had dialed up with a modem, and the modem established a good carrier, dcd = carrier detect. That's what I mean by, it's a thing, technically, but really, never gonna matter, shrug, and yet, if you have to pick something and they all seem the same, that is a slight difference. -- bkw On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 4:25 PM Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote: > Well TS-DOS says "communication error" instead of just "drive not ready" > when I connect it to my Linux box running dl-plus. You said that means I > have an inadequate null modem cable. I know you did this already but I > can't find the reference: where could I get the cable or just an adaptor > that connects the right pins? >
