Re: APC Cables


Subject: Re: APC Cables
From: Neil Jolly (njolly@home.com)
Date: Thu Sep 16 1999 - 21:30:30 MDT


Stephen Lewis wrote:

> Is it a serial link? Does the UPS have plug or socket?

The UPS has a 9 pin RS232 socket, so I would need the male end to plug into
it.

>
> You can get nice premolded cables from Mac miniDIN 8 to DB25M
> from MacWarehouse. If UPS has pins then you would need a null
> modem connector as well. Or do you really want to make one?
> Stephen Lewis

I don't really want make one, but I suspect I'll have to.

>
>
> Neil Jolly wrote:
> >
> > I just aquired an Apc 700 Smart Ups which I would like to get hooked up
> > to my G3 (beige 233). I read through the Ups-Howto, and found a good
> > section on making cables for PCs, but not for Power PCs. Has anyone out
> > there managed to build such a thing, or seen info related to building
> > Mac to Apc cables.?
>

--
Neil Jolly
(with Yoda-like voice)
"Confrontation leads to anger...  Anger leads to fear...  Fear leads
to using Windows NT in mission-critical combat systems...  And this is
how the ancients fell...



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