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From: davef@brspyr1.BRS.Com (Dave Fiske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: C64 RS232 interface
Keywords: RS232,interface,homebrew
Message-ID: <3782@brspyr1.BRS.Com>
Date: 20 Jun 88 16:15:09 GMT
References: <3187@s.cc.purdue.edu> <9702@e.ms.uky.edu>
Organization: BRS Info Technologies, Latham NY
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In article <9702@e.ms.uky.edu>, simon@ms.uky.edu (George Simon) writes:
> 	I would just love to know if anyone makes ribbon cable connectors 
> 	for the user port???  Please?

Yes, these are available.  I've seen ads in Run (and/or possibly Compute's
Gazette) for them.  When I get home tonight, I'll try and find the address,
price, etc.

Also, if you're handy with soldering, it's not that hard to make one.  I have
the stuff to do it at home, but haven't put it all together yet.  All you need
are a 24-connection card-edge connector (as mentioned in another posting, I
found out you can get these at electronic parts places), a length of ribbon
cable, a piece of printed circuit board with contacts (available cheaply at
Radio Shack, but they have to be cut to size), and at least one hobbyist box to
mount the PC board in.  Obviously, all you do is connect all the wires to the
same contacts on the PC board as you do to the card edge connector coming out
of the computer.  It really isn't that hard, and is lots cheaper.
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