68kMLA Classic Interface

This is a version of the 68kMLA forums for viewing on your favorite old mac. Visitors on modern platforms may prefer the main site.

Click here to select a new forum.
Serial Disk driver (works on 512k/System 1.1)
Posted by: techknight on 2012-12-04 19:00:39
not so much....
Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-12-06 19:05:12
🙁 I could make another. I just kinda liked the puntastic image, thought it'd be recognizable.
Posted by: markyb86 on 2012-12-06 19:12:12
a RS232 to Macintosh RS-422 cable. Same things they used in the modems back in the day. You could also make one by either cutting an old mac cable and rewiring it to a solderable DB-9, Or finding a solder type DIN port that fits the serial port of the mac. and using cat-5 cable between it, and a solder DB-9.
a cheatsheet of the cable wiring is on the net.
Thank you. I did manage to find the cheat sheet and I'll be butchering a mac serial-25 pin cable and a male to female db9 cord. Still need the usb/male-db9 to show up but I will reply when I get the chance to test the software and not waste anymore space here. Thanks again. 🙂

Posted by: markyb86 on 2012-12-23 12:43:03
This is what I am seeing on the server side, mac side just says Unmounted / disconnected.

I compiled the server app and run it just as stated on your page, however I don't know if I am missing something?

I'm connected via usb > rs232 > female db9 > male db8 mini din.

ok.png
Posted by: bigmessowires on 2012-12-23 16:18:12
This is pretty darn impressive. Nice work!
Posted by: CelGen on 2012-12-25 15:42:53
I like it too. First time I have ever seen an extension depicted with a bowl of cereal. :lol:

Posted by: Dog Cow on 2018-01-31 08:44:08
Has anyone used this recently on a 512K or 512Ke? I've tried both these computers with all manner of System/Finder combinations and have no result. My serial connection works. The python server works. For some reason the client on the Mac isn't doing anything.
Posted by: mactjaap on 2018-01-31 15:04:47
Hmmmmm nice!!! Will download and test. At the moment more people on our forum are playing with serial connections. So this is also a nice one to test!
Posted by: Dog Cow on 2018-02-04 15:30:03
OK, let me know if it works or not. Sometimes nothing happens, other times I get System Bomb ID 2 (address error). I posted an article today in my Mac 512K Blog about it.
< 2