Date   : Fri, 23 Jan 1998 13:12:28 +1300
From   : "Bill Keesing" <bill@...>
Subject: Re: About serial xfer...

>Hi
>
>Whereabouts on my PC would I connect a serial xfer cable to?  I presume a
>5-pin DIN plug would be required as is used on a Beeb, but I don't seem to
>have a socket on mine.  There is one "male" and one "female" parallel port
>available... the PCs keyboard is attached to the serial port :-(


Nope. The keyboard is connected into it's own socket (the 5 pin DIN socket.

On the back of the computer there will be a 9 or 25 pin male adapter. This
is the serial socket.

Looks kinda like this:

\ o o o o o /
 \ o o o o /       9 pin version
  ---------

\ o o o o o o o o o o o o o /
 \ o o o o o o o o o o o o /    25 pin version
  -------------------------