Specifications

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Appendix C: Technical Specifications
This is the Macintosh-compatible pinout.
Table C-9 shows cable pinout assignments for the serial ports.
Serial Cables and Adapters
This section contains cable pinout information for serial cables that you can connect to
yourOCTANEworkstation. It also describesSilicon Graphics serialport converters. The
following topics are covered:
• “Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable”
• “PC Modem Serial Cable”
• “Serial Port Adapter Cables”
8 CTS Clear to Send
9 RI Ring Indicator
Table C-9 Serial Port Pinout - Macintosh-Compatible
Pin Assignment Description
1 GPi General Purpose Input
2 RxD- Receive Data-
3 TxD- Transmit Data -
4 TxD+ Transmit Data +
5 SG Signal Ground
6 RxD+ Receive Data +
7 HSKo Handshake Out
8 HSKi Handshake In
9 Unused
Table C-8 (continued) Serial Port Pinout - PC-Compatible
Pin Assignment Description