MC400 serial link
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I have tried to connect my PSION MC400 [1] to a desktop computer (to
the Raptor CS Blackbird [2] with the Fedora Linux). For unknown
reasons I never tried to connect the MC400 before. Both devices have
serial ports (though I have been using am USB-Serial adapter on the
Blackbird).
It works.
I have used the Minicom on the Fedora and the default Terminal
application on the MC400. The Minicom parameters have been the same as
for the Z88:
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minicom -8 -b 9600 -D /dev/ttyUSB1
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Then it worked. I have to select the XMODEM [3] protocol in MC400
Terminal Options and used the same for the Minicom. Both sending and
receiving of files works as expected (I have tried some text files and
a binary on - the WK1 spreadsheet file).
By the way, the necessary cable is the normal PSION Series 3/3a [4]
serial cable. The Series 3 specific part with the firmware chip can be
disconnected and the rest is the needed MC cable.
P.S. Initially I wanted to use the MC Link application. But on my MC400
it does not work at all for some reasons. I will try to investigate it
later.
References:
[1]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/Psion%20MC400
[2]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/POWER9
[3]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/XMODEM
[3]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/Psion%20Series%203