On 11/14/2011 3:32 AM, 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?
Serial cable with a built-in adapter on one end. It may have came with a modem or been a separate purchase for the same reason. Modems almost always have a 25 pin female, and computers have two possible serial ports, 25pin male or 9pin male, so a modem would often ship with a 9x25 cable, or a 25x25 cable and a 9x25 adapter, or a cable like yours with both possible plugs on the computer-end. If you play with old hardware or any hardware that has rs232 serial ports, keep it, otherwise throw it away. It's not worth anything unless you actually deal with serial stuff. maybe go find the modem it was originally used for, and the power supply. The cable, modem and power supply together might be worth a couple bucks on ebay. Or keep them together in case you want to set up a fax server or answering machine some day. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org