At 11:00 +0100 on 19/07/01, Russell wrote:
>>Rather than a 68K vs PPC problem, I bet it could be an issue of the Supra
>>using the Geoport power pin, or the ADB bus (is there a separate ADB
>>cable that gives it power?) providing too little power.
>>
>>p
>
>What�s a Geoport power pin? (Sorry for my ignorance.) The modem is a
Geoport-capable Macs had a 9-pin serial port instead of the
previously-standard 8-pin. The 9th pin was for power.
>SupraExpress 288, which has no external power supply. Its cable plugs into the
>modem socket, then reverses out of the back of that plug and into the ADB
>socket (OK, I know the power runs the other way). In the back of the second
>plug is an ADB socket for the keyboard. Hope that�s not too confusing.
Yeah, that makes sense. It's drawing power from the ADB. Could be
something wrong with your ADB bus, or you could be overdrawing it somehow.
What other ADB devices do you have connected?
p
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