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Connecting a joystick, Connecting a midi device, Building a custom cable – Apple PC Compatibility Card 7-inch card User Manual

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Building a custom cable

The following chart lists the signals present on the Macintosh Mini DIN-8
connector, and the pins that carry these signals on PC-style DB-9 and DB-25
connectors. You may be able to use this information to build a custom cable to
connect your PC-compatible serial device to a Macintosh serial port. Refer to
the manual for the serial device you want to connect for the recommended
serial connection.

Macintosh signal

Macintosh Mini DIN-8

DB-9

DB-25

RS-232 name

HSK0

1

4

20

DTR

HSK1

2

8

5, 8

CTS, DCD

TXD-

3

3

2

TXD

GND

4

5

7

GND

RXDA-

5

2

3

RXD

TXDA+

6

N/C

N/C

GP1

7

N/C

N/C

RXD+

8

5

7

GND

Connecting a joystick

You can connect a game controller to the PC Compatibility Card joystick port
(not available on some models of the PC Compatibility Card). For more
information, see Chapter 3, “Connecting Monitors and Other Equipment,”
and see the documentation that came with your joystick.

Connecting a MIDI device

With a special adapter, you can connect a MIDI device to the joystick port on
your PC Compatibility Card. (Not all versions of the card come with a
joystick port.) For more information, see Chapter 3, “Connecting Monitors
and Other Equipment,” and see the documentation that came with your MIDI
device and MIDI adapter.

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