At 11:15 AM 10/13/98 +0200, you wrote:
>I want to make the cables too, but what is the best way to make the cable
>so if I take my MSX to a fair or club I will be able to connect to somebody
>else without any problems.
Yes, that is the idea of a standard.
>Should the cable be like a T with the receiver connector as a Female 5-Pin
>DIN connector and the send-connector a Male 5-pin DIN?
It's a bit like a T indeed: (the XXX's are plugs)
SEND (DIN5 male) RECEIVE (DIN5 female)
XXX---------------------------+ +----------XXX
| |
| |
XXX
MSX (DB9 female)
>How long should I make the cable? 0,5m, 1m?
The receive end should be short, the send end long. How long exactly is up
to you, longer means more expensive and more possible errors. But too short
will mean you have less flexibility in placing the computers.
My cables have a receive cable of about 40cm and a send cable of about 4m,
which is pretty long in my opinion.
Bye,
Maarten
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