Sorry, I missed the bit about the 9 pin connector on the other end. That cable is for a serial port. The 9 pin serial port connector was introduced with the IBM AT. You'd normally use it with an external modem. James Knott wrote:
C. van Nidek wrote:
As I am sorting out older hardware I stumbled on a cable with 25 pin male connector on one side with a 25 female and 9 female connector on the other side of the cable. I can not remember what the purpose was for this cable and do not know what to use it for. Could somebody come up with a use for it?
It could have been for connecting to the old style serial ports or an extension for a printer cable. It might have also been used with a printer switch. Without knowing what pins are connected, it's impossible to say whether for serial port or printer. If all 25 pins are connected, it could be used for either.
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