Hard drive cable question -

[Carroll Grigsby]

Mike McCarty wrote:
> Carroll Grigsby wrote:

 >>> snip

>> It's left as an exercise for the reader to dissect a cable and settle 
>> the crossover/straight-through/termination questions. My eyes are too 
>> old for that kind of crap -- especially at this hour.
> 
> 
> All one really needs to do is read the spec.

Mike:
Having started in the pre-CP/M era, I've always been skeptical about how 
faithful manufacturers are in honoring specifications. (I've got a box 
full of old RS232 cables and adapters. No two of them are identical.)
-- cmg