Null modem is a communication method to directly connect two DTEs (computer, terminal, printer, etc.) using an RS-232 serial cable. The name stems from...
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into a null-modem cable. A "short haul modem" is a device that bridges the gap between leased-line and dial-up modems. Like a leased-line modem, they transmit...
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Data Terminal Ready (section Null modem operation)
state. When a serial connection is made between two computers using a null modem adapter, the DTR and the Data Carrier Detect (DCD) lines are typically...
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Data Carrier Detect (section As used with null modems)
computer-to-computer connection. This requires an adapter called a null modem, which isn't actually a modem in the traditional sense, but rather a connector plug that...
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Laplink (redirect from Null-printer cable)
This so-called LapLink cable or null-parallel cable is capable of faster transfer rates than the traditional null modem serial cable. At the time, almost...
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Doom (1993 video game) (category Multiplayer null modem games)
Doom is a first-person shooter game developed and published by id Software. Released on December 10, 1993, for DOS, it is the first installment in the...
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one number pin at one end, and a different number pin at the other). Null modem of RS-232 Ethernet crossover cable Rollover cable A loopback is a type...
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port used. A cable wired for connecting two DTEs directly is known as a null modem cable. The maximum working length of a cable varies depending on the characteristics...
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StarCraft: Brood War (category Multiplayer null modem games)
StarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the military science fiction real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in December 1998 for Microsoft...
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StarCraft (video game) (category Multiplayer null modem games)
StarCraft is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows. The first installment of the video...
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sustained speeds. Two people can play against each other over a modem (or null modem cable). Ratcliff and Grace later developed SSN-21 Seawolf, published...
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connectors, RCA connectors, Speakon connectors and TRS phone connectors. The null modem is a computer communications adapter which may appear to be a gender changer...
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MIDI Maze (category Multiplayer null modem games)
MIDI Maze, also known as Faceball 2000, is a networked first-person shooter maze game for the Atari ST developed by Xanth Software F/X and released in...
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if available. If using the serial ports of the computer, a null modem cable (or a null modem adapter connected to a standard serial cable) must be used...
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transfer files to peripheral devices such as USB flash drives Dial-up modems null modem links used XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM and similar File sharing Managed...
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especially if a gender changer is in use, a null modem cable may be necessary. Gender changers and null modem cables are not mentioned in the standard,...
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Rise of the Triad (category Multiplayer null modem games)
Rise of the Triad: Dark War is a first-person shooter video game, developed and published by Apogee Software (now 3D Realms) in 1995. The player can choose...
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Red Baron (1990 video game) (category Multiplayer null modem games)
Red Baron is a combat flight simulation video game for MS-DOS created by Damon Slye at Dynamix. It was published by Sierra On-Line in 1990. The game was...
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known as a Yost cable, Cisco cable, or a console cable) is a type of null-modem cable that is used to connect a computer terminal to a router's console...
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Duke Nukem 3D (category Multiplayer null modem games)
Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms. It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II, published...
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Dungeon Keeper 2 (category Multiplayer null modem games)
Dungeon Keeper 2 is a strategy game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. In the sequel to...
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parity, and either EIA hardware flow control, or CLOCAL mode (3-wire null-modem) UART operation settings. SLIP does not provide error detection, being...
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Battle Chess (category Multiplayer null modem games)
RealSound. Battle Chess can be played against a human opponent (by hotseat, null modem or over a local area network in some ports) or against the computer's...
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connected together without a modem or a similar media translator between them, a crossover cable must be used, e.g. a null modem for RS-232 or an Ethernet...
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cable with reversed TX and RX lines, known as a cross-over, roll-over or null modem cable must be used. Generally, serial port connectors are gendered, only...
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Seawolf allows two players, on different PCs, to play each other via a modem, or null-modem cable, and adds the option of using an IPX local network which can...
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Lotus (video game series) (category Multiplayer null modem games)
The Lotus series consists of three racing computer games based around the Lotus brand: Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, and Lotus...
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compatibles was released in 1989. Modem Wars is played over a modem connection between two machines (via telephone or null modem serial connection), with both...
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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (category Multiplayer null modem games)
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares is a 4X turn-based strategy game set in space, designed by Steve Barcia and Ken Burd, and developed by Simtex, who...
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Doom II (category Multiplayer null modem games)
including "out of the box" support for a vastly increased number of dial-up modems. The two-player dial-up connection allowed one player to dial into the other...
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