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From: "David Alan Romig, Jr." <drjr@drexel.edu>
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.mac
Subject: Downloading problems on PowerPC/G3
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 22:07:12 -0500
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Hello. I ordered a DB9-DB25 converter and a custom DIN8-DB25 cable based
on the specs put forth by Metrowerks. It worked fine for a few months
and then a few downloads had a problem and it stopped working entirely.
This was on a PowerMac 7100/66 with the DIN8-DB25 plugged in the printer
serial port, DB9-DB25 converter connected to that, and the
Playstation-DB9 cable connected to that. I think I was using MacOS
7.5.x. I gave up for several months and am now trying to get it to work
again.

I now have a PowerBook G3 with Micro Connector's USB Serial Adapter for
Macintosh. (The control panel calls it iDock). I am now running MacOS
8.6.

I've tried the Playstation-DB25 cable on a friends PC and it worked
correctly. I had the DIN8-DB25 cable checked out by the store that made
it for me and it checked out fine. I tried connecting everything to a
PowerMac 7200 (MacOS 8.1) on my school campus and I got a reaction: a
few gibberish characters followed by correct, readable text on the
output window-- which it called a connection failure. On my Powerbook, I
do not get any response.

So I can't get it to work on my old PowerMac (serial) or my new
PowerBook (USB). Help! Please. Email or post or both. Oh, and I'm using
the download tool from Metrowerk's Net Yaroze Release 2 CD.

--Dave Romig, Jr. (drjr@drexel.edu)