Question about HP 100/200LX's

[Han]

Are the serial cables for these machines the same as the one for an HP38G? Or are the pinouts different despite the same number of pins? I did some research on it but I've gotten some answers saying yes, they are the same and others saying no they're not =( So does anyone know for a fact if they are the same/different?

Thanks!
Han

[Gerson W. Barbosa]

Hello Han,

The serial cable for the HP-200LX is the same serial cable for the HP-48G/GX (HP-38G?). Mine reads F1015-80002 on the 9-pin RS-232 connector. However, when tranferring large files I prefer to use the built-in multi-card reader in my hp-7260 printer (you'd need a compatible CF card and a PCMCIA adapter, though).

Regards,

Gerson.

[Raymond Del Tondo]

Hi Han,

Joe Horn made the Cable Table,

where you'll find info on nearly all

related adapters.

I have an adapter combination which will fit

on nearly all Clarke/Yorke machines

HP-48, HP-38G, 39G, 40G, 49G,

and the HP-95LX, HP-100LX, HP-200LX ,

maybe the OmniGo, too.

It's the F1015-80002 combined with the 5181-6643,

and at the end the special Y-adapter F1212-80001.

The latter is marked as rare bird in the Cable Table,

and was available only with the HP-38G overhead display.

Regards

Raymond

[tomcee]

I do distinctly recall reading that the cables are different and damage can result. I cannot find it right now,(it was either here somewhere or hpcalc.org) but I would recommend proceeding with caution.
Tomcee

[Han]

Thank you all for your responses. In particular, thank you Raymond for the link to the cable page.