When you're talking about a null modem cable, is that a cable with 2 cerial connections on both ends connecting one machine to another? Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:19 PM Subject: Re: New > Hi. The reason I suggested the configuration I did was simply the one I have > for conecting my old IBM 486 up to modern systems to install linux using > commo and Jaws for dos. > As for 9 pin null modems I never knew they existed. I had a 25 pin to 25 pin > null modem that came with my braille n speak and I simply purchased cabling > to convert from 9 pin to 25 pin and back. > Anyway, it is a system I have used for many years, and never looked at other > cabling options. sorry, about the confusion, but I merely was giving a > detailed list of what I have to link two machines together for serial > installs. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup