PDT-11/150 down

[David Griffith]

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Kevin Handy wrote:

> To test weither you need a null-modem or not, when you
> have a 25 pin conector, get one of those RS-232 line
> monitors (available at RadioShack for < $10.00) which
> display several of the signals using leds. If both pin 2 and
> 3 light up, you are probably Ok, If only one lights up,
> you probably need a null modem. If you then put in a
> null modem, and still only have one light, you have a
> bad (cable, interface, etc).

I was at a Radio Shack a couple months ago and observed these line
monitors being removed from inventory.  They said they'd be liquidated by
someone else.  Jameco may be a more reliable source for this gizmo now.

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David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu

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