Andrew J. Huang wrote: > Wendy's problem is (...) The way to figure out which serial port on the back of the PC corresponds to which COM port is to use the world's cheapest piece of test equipment...the lowly paperclip. Bend your paperclip into a U (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
(...) Which physical pins are 2 and 3? I assume they would be the Tx and Rx pins, but I don't know where they are. Pretty cool - data going through a paperclip. (21 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
(...) For a female connector: 5 4 3 2 1 * * * * * * * * * 9 8 7 6 For a male connector: 1 2 3 4 5 * * * * * * * * * 6 7 8 9 (The 'male' is the one with the pins - the 'female' is the one with the holes) (...) Yes - I have some good Geek stories (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
