=== IBM 5110 / 5120 terminator ===

[Wayne Smith]

> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:36:34 +0100
> From: "Frederic BOSSU" <f5inl at wanadoo.fr>
> Subject: === IBM 5110 / 5120 terminator ===
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> Hi !
> 
> Could anyone give me the REAL pin assignment of the 
> terminator used on the IBM 5110 / 5120 systems ?
> 
> Has anyone build such a terminator ?
> 
> I tried to build one and I'm fed up with getting always the 
> same error : I can obtain the file list (using basic command 
> UTIL DIR,D80 or UTIL DIR,D40) but 5 seconds after giving me 
> the file list, the systems blocks, the promt disappeared and 
> I must restard all... No led is lightning on the 
> pannel...Sometimes I get the 24 or 26 error code (''diskette 
> error...''is only said in my reference manual : what a help !).
> 
> Very strange diagnostic...
> 
> Thanks for your help ;-)
> 
> Fred.
> 
I have scanned the two pages from the 5120 MIM that address the pinouts.
Hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any trouble reading this - the
pages did not scan that well.

http://webpages.charter.net/jpepperman/5120InterfaceCable.pdf

-W