I have just completed making my own rs-232 laplink cable.

(handy for backups and laplink software)

Below are the pinouts for the same.

25 PIN D-SUB MALE to Computer 1.
25 PIN D-SUB MALE to Computer 2.

Name Pin Pin Name
Data Bit 0 2 15 Error
Data Bit 1 3 13 Select
Data Bit 2 4 12 Paper Out
Data Bit 3 5 10 Acknowledge
Data Bit 4 6 11 Busy
Acknowledge 10 5 Data Bit 3
Busy 11 6 Data Bit 4
Paper Out 12 4 Data Bit 2
Select 13 3 Data Bit 1
Error 15 2 Data Bit 0
Reset 16 16 Reset
Select 17 17 Select
Signal Ground 25 25 Signal Ground


Pretty easy to create this from 2 old printer cables etc.

Enjoy.

I appologise for the formatting.

I formatted it perfectly but the forum message board seems to have re formated it for me.

Appologies. I will put it in a word file. E-mail me if you can't make sense of the above.