From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Aug 28 12:45:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA23007 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:45:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns.ge.com (ns.ge.com [192.35.39.24]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id MAA23000 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:45:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from combs.salem.ge.com ([3.29.5.200]) by ns.ge.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA08068; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:47:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (steve@localhost) by combs.salem.ge.com (8.7.5/8.6.11) with SMTP id PAA02585; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:44:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:44:52 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen F. Combs" Reply-To: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM To: Wilko Bulte cc: Michael Smith , joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, smp@csn.net Subject: Re: hackers-digest V1 #1415 In-Reply-To: <199608281834.UAA01002@yedi.iaf.nl> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk A Centronics connector is NOT a 50pin connector. They were 36? pin connectors???? The OLD SCSI connector LOOKS like a Centronics connector, but it's 50 pins! ---- Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM GE Industrial Systems Voice: 540.387.8828 Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM 1501 Roanoke Blvd FAX: 540.387.7106 Salem, VA 24153 LapTop: CombsSF-Mobile@Salem.GE.COM On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Wilko Bulte wrote: > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 20:34:35 +0200 (MET DST) > From: Wilko Bulte > To: Michael Smith > Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, > smp@csn.net > Subject: Re: hackers-digest V1 #1415 > > As Michael Smith wrote... > > > > J Wunsch stands accused of saying: > > > > > > This is wrong. SCSI-2 knows of both, ``high density'' and AMP > > > connectors (``Centronics'' -- this term is entirely bogus though, > > > since Centronics is a parallel printer port definition, not just a > > > connector only). > > > > Pick pick pick. 8) "Centronics" was a printer company. They made printers > > that featured this wacko connector. AMP are a connector company; they > > make a bazillion different connectors. If you say "AMP connector" at me, > > I'm going to be totally confused. If you say "Centronics", I will know > > what you mean 8) > > I think they are officially designated 'micro ribbon' type connectors. > > Wilko > _ ____________________________________________________________________ > | / o / / _ Wilko Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl > |/|/ / / /( (_) Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem - The Netherlands > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >