http://www.blackdown.org/~hwb/co_MacRs422.html (Amiga Plus Extra No. 5, 08/1997)
It's possible to connect RS-232 peipheral to the RS-422 port availble on Macintosh computers. Use RXD- as RXD, TXD- as TXD, Ground RXD+, Leave TXD+ unconnected, GPi as CD.
(At the
computer)
8 PIN MINI-DIN FEMALE at the computer.
| Pin | Name | Dir | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSKo |  |
Output Handshake |
| 2 | HSKi/CLK |  |
Input Handshake or External Clock |
| 3 | TXD- | |
Transmit Data (-) |
| 4 | GND |  |
Ground |
| 5 | RXD- | |
Receive Data (-) |
| 6 | TXD+ | |
Transmit Data (+) |
| 7 | GPi | |
General Purpose Input |
| 8 | RXD+ | |
Receive Data (+) |