> I'm attempting to connect my new miniBoard to my Macintosh.  In
> the documentation, there's no diagram for the mini din-8
> connection from my serial port, only the old 25 pin connector
> from I guess the Mac plus.  It would seem, the current docs
> would show the mini din-8 (being the 25 pin was outdated years
> ago); what's the word?
 
The deal is that you must acquire a "Macintosh modem cable" with a
mini-DIN-8 plug on one end and a DB-25 male plug on the other end.
This is a readily available cable used to connect Macs to modems.
 
Then, build the adapter as shown in Figure 8 for the Mac modem cable.
 
[The reason for this method is that (1) Mac modem cables are easily
acquired and (2) DB-25 to RJ-11 connectors are also easily acquired,
but mini-DIN-8 to RJ-11 connectors are not (with the exception of
Phonenet, which has the wrong wiring for our application).]
 
        -Fred