S1500 #1 Posted October 20, 2009 Got this when I bought my TI setup. Can't for the life of me think of anything that goes from the A/V port to a 25-pin RS-232-like port, but here it is. Any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cebus Capucinis #2 Posted October 20, 2009 The TI-99 had an RS232 interface peripheral, and the printer also used RS232 I believe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+remowilliams #3 Posted October 20, 2009 Some of the older monitors used large DB connectors for input. Metering what those pins are connected to on the DIN might provide some insight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tursi #4 Posted October 20, 2009 Yeah, it's definately not related to RS232. It's probably a custom monitor cable. As was suggested, meter out the pins to see which is connected where if you want to suss it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S1500 #5 Posted October 20, 2009 You know what I miss? I used to have an RS232 25-pin cable that you could easily dismantle the plastic shell around the plug & rearrange the wires. That made for an easy modem cable, etc for my TI back then. The only cables I could find are fully enclosed not unlike power supplies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desiv #6 Posted October 20, 2009 I'm wondering of someone had a switchbox and build some custom monitor cables so they could use multiple systems with it. Makes sense. I'd have done something like that... Now that I see that, maybe I will again.. :-) desiv Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tursi #7 Posted October 20, 2009 You know what I miss? I used to have an RS232 25-pin cable that you could easily dismantle the plastic shell around the plug & rearrange the wires. That made for an easy modem cable, etc for my TI back then. The only cables I could find are fully enclosed not unlike power supplies. You can still build one, you just get the hood and the solder connector separately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ti99_forever #8 Posted November 16, 2009 You know what I miss? I used to have an RS232 25-pin cable that you could easily dismantle the plastic shell around the plug & rearrange the wires. That made for an easy modem cable, etc for my TI back then. The only cables I could find are fully enclosed not unlike power supplies. Well, I've an RS232 breakout box, probably came from Radio Shack, you just move the wires around. Comes in very handy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites