Re:ZoomCom & SoftAT(ActionVrb2)

ActionVrb2@aol.com
XXX, 9 Feb 1994 10:54:00 -0400 (EDT)

I used a cable I made up myself for connecting a Mac serial port to a PC serial port. I just took the PC end and hooked it up to the 25-pin connector on the Zoomer modem cable (not the null-modem cable).
Here's the diagram for the cable I made. Parts can be obtained at Radio Shack:

Male DIN-8 Connector Female 25-pin connector
1 Output Handshake to 5
2 Input Handshake to 4
3 Transmit Data - to 3
4 Ground to 7
5 Receive Data - to 2
6 Transmit Data + Not connected
7 (not connected) Not connected
8 Transmit Data - Not connected

PS: Expand the window to full-screen to view this diagram correctly.
If the cable you have for the Zoomer is the Null Modem cable (i.e. if it's for hooking the Zoomer to a PC), you'll have to switch the input/output connections in this diagram, or wire it as shown above and use a Null Modem adaptor (also available at Radio Shack).

--Steve Henck (ActionVrb2)