cocoadelica Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Hey all, I'm thinking about using a Classic Mac running MacTerminal (or similar) with the mini din-8 serial port adapter-d to an RS-232 port which is in turn adapter-d to USB. I think I can then bring this in to a TTY device on a 10.x running MacBook and send the terminal output to it. Has anyone seen/done similar? Any total blockers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesestraws Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Nope, it's pretty easy. I'm doing exactly this with my eMate, actually, as a console onto a switch, but I did it with a PowerBook previously onto a Linux box. Only thing to be aware of is the usual serial stuff about making sure that the Tx/Rx lines are swapped in the cable and/or using an adapter that will swap them for you, since at least all my 8-pin to RS232 leads are straight-through wired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cocoadelica Posted April 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Nice!! Now I just want to do it with an eMate Thanks for the positive support. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesestraws Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, cocoadelica said: Now I just want to do it with an eMate It's the most incongruously cute emergency network equipment console I've ever seen, I must say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crutch Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Believe this DIN8 to DE9 adapter switches the wires for you so is a proper prefab Mac-to-RS232 cable. I bought one in January to get an arduino talking to me SE30 over serial, works great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dog Cow Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, cocoadelica said: Hey all, I'm thinking about using a Classic Mac running MacTerminal (or similar) with the mini din-8 serial port adapter-d to an RS-232 port which is in turn adapter-d to USB. Any total blockers? I recommend FreeTerm 2.0 for the terminal emulator, or ClarisWorks 2.1v3 if you've got a newer Mac. The hardest part is making the cable, but if you get a KeySpan USA-28X adapter, you can use a standard Apple printer cable. Edited April 24, 2020 by Dog Cow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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