Re: q:RS232 on a CBM64

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From: Chris Blum
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 12:31

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On 15 Mar 1995 03:46:07 GMT, John West (john@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au)
   wrote in <3k5ntv$m6p@styx.uwa.edu.au>:
> Someone has already suggested using 2 inverters, but that is the ugly way
                                        ^^^^^^^^^                  ^^^^^^^^
> of doing it, and it won't let you talk to Macs.  The best way to do it is
> to use the MAX232 or one of its friends - they convert 5V to +/-10, and
> have 2 transmitters and 2 recievers.  One chip and 4 capacitors is all you 
> need.

So what do you think the MAX232 contains?  Or the 1488/89 chips in
your PC? :-)


Chris

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Subject: Re: q:RS232 on a CBM64
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