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The Z88 has a female 9 way 'D' RS-232 connector which is used to connect to the Desktop. The connections are not the standard PC type as the Z88 was around before that standard was adopted. The recommended way to connect them together is to use the PC to Z88 cable. The PC end of this cable of this cable (either a 9 or 25 way 'D' female connector) plugs into the Desktop's Serial Port.
Existing Mac & PC Link II Users
If you have an existing copy of
- PC Link II, the PC to Z88 cable can be used and the 32K EPROM may be reprogrammed to store the Eazylink popdown.
- Mac Link, only the 32K EPROM may be reprogrammed to store the Eazylink popdown. The PC to Z88 cable would be needed separately.
Contact Rakewell for details.
Note: EazyLink2 does not support using the PC Link 2 protocol.
Serial to USB converters
Most desktops now have USB and not Serial ports. EazyLink2 will only work with a Serial to USB converter that the flow control supports 'hardware handshaking' and a driver available for the Operating System you are using. The cable type puts less strain onto the connectors than the adapter type.
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