so that would be something like this...
DB9      MD8
RxD(2)   TxD(3)
TxD(3)   RxD(5)
gnd(5)   gnd(4,8)

and 9600 8N1 on the terminal emulator, right?  because that didn't work.  :\
  --david


On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:02:15 -0400
Steve Rumble <rumble@ephemeral.org> wrote:

> 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