From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CL1Tm-0003uh-00 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:37:22 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9MFaqKd017044 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:36:52 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9MFaqY6017043 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:36:52 -0400 Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:36:52 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20041022153652.GB14162@rednote.net> References: <20041021173057.GA24845@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041021173057.GA24845@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.9-1.640spksmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: strange cable X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:37:27 -0000 These are fairly rare cables, but not unknown. I have one for the purpose of uploading software upgrades to a small telecomm device I happen to have. It's just as you describe--standard mini-phone at one end, and standard db9 at the other. In my case I attach it correctly and run minicom. Don't know about your case, but I do know it's possible to plug it into the wrong port though I doubt it will do anything harmful for that. Gregory Nowak writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. > > I just found this strange cable here. One end is a standard 9-pin > serial port connector, and the other end is what looks like a 1/8 inch > standard headphone connector. > > Does anyone know what this is used for? I thought that it might be > used to do backups onto a tape via a serial port maybe, but I didn't > want to plug one end into a serial port, and the other end into a > microphone jack of a tape player, and risk frying one or both > devices. BTW, the serial port end does in fact plug into a serial port > just fine, and the headphone end plugs into a headphone socket on a > tape player, or any other device with a headphone jack just fine as > well. Thanks. > > Greg > > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBd/JQ7s9z/XlyUyARAqtaAJ42KPSaum9eYGV+iD8o9GrhmV03FQCeMxF+ > FmqGCBFX96COezIuV80OJ7I= > =QXVr > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040