DG> I finally got a Falcon, and saw that the scsi port will not
DG> fit what I thought was a scsi connector. I had planned to
DG> unplug the Link II and plug the HD cable into the Falcon. Is
DG> it just the size of the connectors themselves, or do the pins
DG> carry different signals? Is there some kind of Apple adaptor
DG> waiting for me at CompUSA?

    What you're looking for is called a SCSI-to-SCSI II cable; the
small connector you see on the back is a SCSI II port. Shouldn't be
too hard to find (I ran into the same problem when my local Atari
dealer sold me a SCSI-SCSI cable by mistake when I first got my
Falcon).

DG> Now for part 2. I repeat all the same questions above, but
DG> about the modem port this time. Help!

    You're looking for a nine-pin to RS232 cable. Just ask for an AT
to RS232 cable, or simply ask for a cable that one would attach a
modern IBM clone to an external modem. This should not be hard to
find, as it's an industry standard (I found mine in Business Depot
the same day I got the Falcon).

DG> At least I could plug in a TV just to play around with it :-)

    I hope you got ahold of one of the adaptors for hooking up the
appropriate monitor to your Falcon, as a TV really doesn't do the
video justice. I'm running a Hyundai SVGA monitor (the same one
Atari shipped out with the demo Falcons to their dealers) with it
and am quite impressed with the crisp video output from it. I
eventually want to get a good multisync so I can access all the
video modes, because certain demos and videos are designed to work
in RGB mode, which doesn't sit well with SVGA frequencies.

    BTW, which version of the Falcon did you get - a used Atari
model, or one of the newer C-LAB models?

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