[Coco] Drivewire cable question - 4-pin DIN to PC DB9

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 15:27:49 -0600
Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:

> > On Feb 4, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Richard Hawk <rhawk2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > I don’t know if this is what you are talking about.
> 
> In my case, I am just wondering if a “Drivewire cable” like the one I
> purchased ages ago from Cloud-9 can be used as a null modem cable
> with a PC. Some say there is something special about it done to use
> higher bauds, and I wonder if that impacts just using it as a null
> modem with a PC.
> 

    I _think_ that was a custom mod (connect the other pin to RX to
generate an irq when data comes in?). I'm pretty sure the Cloud-9 cable
does not have it.

    Hopefully Mark can chime in and verify (or correct) my assumption.

    I believe that it should work. There is a driver/descriptor pair to
connect a terminal ti the bit-banger port. (scbbt.asm and t1_scbbt.asm)

Christopher R. Hawks
HAWKSoft
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