Clearly that I referenced the cable in the next sentence indicates I
understand the machine requires one.
On Wed, 12 Jul 2023, Scott Allen wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 at 12:33, Karen Lewellen via talk <[email protected]> wrote:
because my reading edge connects via serial port on the computer, to a
parallel port on the back of the reading edge.
No, it doesn't. You can't directly connect a serial port to a parallel
port. What you probably have is a 9 pin serial cable (IBM PC pinout)
to a 25 pin serial port (EIA/RS 232 standard pinout). (Just in case
you have to describe it in the future.)
was amazed that I found a new cable in fact, for like $14 no less.
They were quite common, because of the two connector/pinout standards,
so they're probably still readily available. I have a number of them
lying around.
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Scott
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