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Pinouts Links

What are pinouts? - Pinouts are the specifications for ports and cables which describe what wires and/or pins do what and other electronic specs.

What can pinouts be used for? - Pinouts are especially handy when trying to make custom cables and/or adaptors or when trying to develop hardware to interface with a specific type or port.

Where can I get pinout documents? - There are various sources around the web, but one of the best methods is to go to Apple's Tech Info Library and search for "pinouts". Below is a list of commonly needed pinouts (from the Tech Info Library):

Network Related Pinouts:

TIL: 10-Base-T Pinout Configuration
TIL: AAUI: Pinout Equivalents to AUI
TIL: Ethernet: AAUI Connector Pinouts
TIL: thernet: Crossover Cable Pin Out
SCSI Related Pinouts:
TIL: 25-Pin SCSI Terminator: How To Build
TIL: Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter: Cable Pinouts
TIL: External SCSI Port Pinouts
TIL: SCSI: Cable Specifications and Terminator Description
Monitor Related Pinouts:
TIL: Macintosh 16-inch Color Display: Pinouts
TIL: Monitor Cables: Pinout Information
TIL: VGA Port: Pinout Description
Macintosh Hardware:
TIL: Apple DeskTop Bus: Pinouts
TIL: IDE Hard Drive
Other Pinouts:
TIL: Null Modem and Modem Eliminator: Pinouts

I know of other good sources for pinouts, do you want them? - Yes! I'd love to expand this list some more, please do contact me if you know of more pinout documents.