[rescue] OT: Dead Personal Iris 4D/35 :(

[dave at cca.org]

CordaAJ at NSWC.NAVY.MIL writes:

>The serial port is uses the standard EIA interface which was
>in widespread use _long before_ the PC appeared on the horizon.
>Have you tried configuring the terminal for no (or software only)
>handshake, and using a minimalist cable (i.e. only pins 2,3 and 7
>connected)?

The earliest RS232 device I have is from 1972. I'm assuming the
standard is a few years earlier, 1970 or so. Does anyone know
the actual year it first appeared?

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