Appendix C - Connector Pinouts
C-2
Macintosh Serial Port PinoutsThe following table shows the wiring of a modem Macintosh hardware
handshaking cable:
Mac
Din 8 Modem
DB 25 Description
1 4 & 20 DTR to RTS and DTR, Hardware Handshaking Out
2 5 CTS to CTS, Hardware Handshaking In
3 2 TX- to TXD, Data sent
4 7 GND, Ground
5 3 RX- to RXD, Data received
6 - not connected
7 8 GPI to CD, Carrier detected
8 7 GND, Ground, needed for RS-232 connections