On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:37:45 -0500
david l goodrich <dlg@dorkzilla.org> wrote:

> getting just the pinouts for the mini din 8 plug only gets me halfway
> to a md8->db9 crossover cable.  any further suggestions?
>   --david

If you're just implementing a serial console you only need the three
aforementioned pins (TX, RX, ground). A mac minidin-8 will work just
fine once you null modem it. You can probably find these online for a
couple of bucks.

-Steve