> The 25pin parallel port you refer to on your sparc is in fact an
> older style 25pin serial port.  This can be converted to a standard
> 9pin serial port plug.

Actually, if you go read the standard (official copies cost, but I got
a copy through interlibrary loan and there's a decent chance you can
too), you'll find it's the DB25 that's the standard serial plug; serial
on DE9 is a peecee mutation.

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