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| Click here to select a new forum. | | RSC-15APL CABLE | Posted by: Dimitris1980 on 2020-09-07 16:39:29
i would like to ask if the RSC-15APL cable is the apple serial cable that fits into the modem or printer port.
| Posted by: cheesestraws on 2020-09-07 19:14:51
RSC-15APL Yes, this is a cable that will go from a Roland device with an 8-pin serial port to a Mac's modem or printer port. It looks like a pretty standard cross-wired serial cable (i.e., transmit goes to receive, receive goes to transmit), according to the wiring diagram here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/141943/Roland-Jv-1010.html?page=90
Whether this is the same as a normal Apple serial cable I have no idea; I can never remember whether those are straight-wired or crossed. Either way, it won't blow anything up if you use it in place of a normal Apple serial cable and it's wrong, it just won't work.
| Posted by: Dimitris1980 on 2020-09-07 19:38:26
Yes, this is a cable that will go from a Roland device with an 8-pin serial port to a Mac's modem or printer port. It looks like a pretty standard cross-wired serial cable (i.e., transmit goes to receive, receive goes to transmit), according to the wiring diagram here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/141943/Roland-Jv-1010.html?page=90
Whether this is the same as a normal Apple serial cable I have no idea; I can never remember whether those are straight-wired or crossed. Either way, it won't blow anything up if you use it in place of a normal Apple serial cable and it's wrong, it just won't work. Thank you for the info. I have the Roland SC88 manual and it has the same computer cable wiring diagram. It seems that a serial cable is suitable for the connection but i am not totally sure. I have an extra cable and i will try to test it. If it's possible, i want to connect the SC88 with my Powermac G3 Minitower without using a midi interface device like the Macman Midi.
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