[iyonix-support] Re: Serial port questions

In message <9A11B45E-CCBB-4EB8-A4CA-4893E6BD9FE8@xxxxxxx>
 on 14 Mar 2008 Peter van der Vos <peterthuis@xxxxxxx> wrote:


> Op 14-mrt-2008, om 10:56 heeft Gonzalo Meza het volgende geschreven:

>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have some questions concerning the serial port on acorn machines,
>> and on the Iyonix.  I've already asked this in
>> comp.sys.acorn.programmer and didn't get any advice other than
>> using the serial blockdrivers fromhttp://www.xat.nl/en/riscos/sw/bd/
>> index.htm, which are reputedly easier to use (see question n°3):
>>
>> 1) Is the pinout standard (i.e. I can use it to communicate to a PC
>> with a normal null model cable)?  Does it need any special
>> configuration for this?
> Yes, it is a standard serial port, so you can use a normal null modem
> cable.

The pinouts on *early* Acorn machines were distinctly non-standard.  
I'm pretty certain this was up to and including the A5000 but I don't 
know about the Risc PC.

Regards

-- 
Andrew Pinder
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