On 15 Nov, 2013, at 8:53 pm, Scott Lawrence wrote:

> It would seem that I can make a RS422 Mini Din 8 (mac) to RS232 D9 adapter 
> easily, just tie the TX+,RX+ on the '422 side to ground, and TX-, RX- to the 
> TX/RX lines of the 232 side.

*** CAUTION ***  RS232 uses ±12V signalling, RS422 uses TTL (0-5V) signalling.  
You will need a level shifter to prevent the RS232 port from blowing your Mac's 
serial port.  These are, fortunately, quite easily available in chip form.

 - Jonathan Morton

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