Hello,

> > > Hi can anybody lend me serial cable for mac, I know
> > > now that this should be round connector for ttya
> > > (modem) and other end just connector for com port on
> > > pci386, i could pay you for this cable via paypal and
> > > would send cable back after netbsd installation, then
> > > you'd need just to send my money back,
> > > thanks a lot
> > 
> > You can get MiniDIN<->SubD-9 adaptors pretty cheap from (almost) any
> > Apple dealer, mine was ~$5 and also works with SGI and SPARC machines,
> > some of them use the same serial connectors as Apple :)
> 
> Watch out! While Sun work stations used the same plugs as Apple, they did 
> not use the same pin layout. So don't mix & match the cables.
The data lines are on the same pins, so an Apple adaptor should work with a Sun, but not necessarily the other way around.
( mine worked flawlessly on various Macs and a SPARCbook. No handshake lines but that was to be expected )

> Just get an Apple modem cable, and then get a LapLink cable.
That's always a safe bet of course.

have fun
Michael