Re: din-8 serial cables [was Re: /etc/disktab on vax]

[Steve Rikli <sr%genyosha.net@localhost>]

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 01:12:59PM -0400, Mouse wrote:
> >> That, and I need to make a pile of mini-DIN-8/DB25 cables...
> > If you (or anyone) needs a handful (5-7) of din-8 to db9f cables,
> > I'll send them your way for the cost of shipping.
> 
> (DE9F, I assume.)

Sure.

> > For reference these are SGI part# 018-8104-001,
> 
> Is the SGI pinout for serial-on-miniDIN-8 the same as the Sun pinout?
> I thought they were different, but I could be misremembering something
> else, like the 10 individual pins on a 13W3....

Maybe this helps:

http://www.netbsd.org/ports/sgimips/faq.html#serialconsole

:-)

Cheers,
sr.