[rescue] 13W3 Cables

der Mouse mouse at Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA
Wed Jun 6 08:07:27 CDT 2007


> [...] Sun keyboard cables, M to M... but I believe there are plenty
> of other cables that would work for this... old Mac serial cables I
> think right?

I was told Mac *printer* cables.  Anything miniDIN8-to-miniDIN8 with
all 8 pins wired straight through will do.

> Do PC keyboard cables have pin-outs that would work here too?....

No.  The connectors are not even mechanically compatible.

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