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Subject: Re: VT241
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Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 11:46:25 EDT
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From: Richard Garland 

> what is the MOD-TAP you mention?

MOD-TAP is a line of products which enable you to use telephone type
punch-blocks, multi-pair cable, modular jacks (RJ11) and other similar
type phone equipment for connecting RS232 terminals.

The particuler product which I mentioned is an RS232 connector (25 pin)
which instead of having a cable comming out the back, has a phone jack
(those cute little connectors used to plug your phone into the wall).
They make 4 conductor and 6 conductor varieties (maybe 8 conductor also)
plus system-DTE, terminal-DTE, system-DCE, terminal-DCE varieties.
Anull modem cable consists of 1 System-DTE connector, 1 Terminal-DTE
connector, and 1 phone cable with phone jacks.

Their address is

	MOD-TAP system
	P.O. Box 706
	Harvard MA, 01451

The stuff is used at DECUS by DEC to connect all their stuff together.

					Rg
(usual disclaimer)
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