Apple IIgs Serial Port

Complete documentation here (archive).

The IIgs speaks RS-422, which is differential serial. By tying some lines together, you can talk to a standard PC RS-232 port using a custom-wired null modem cable.

IIgs side (mini DIN8)

DTE (computer) side (DB9)

HSKo (1)

DSR (6)

HSKi (2)

DTR (4)

TxD- (3)

RxD (2)

GND (4) and RxD+ (8)

GND (5)

RxD- (5)

TxD (3)

TxD+ (6)

N/C

GPi (7)

RTS (7) and CTS (8)

Hardware Documentation/Apple IIgs Serial Port (last edited 2009-12-21 05:02:42 by localhost)