Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:44:52 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen F. Combs" <steve@combs.salem.ge.com> To: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, smp@csn.net Subject: Re: hackers-digest V1 #1415 Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.94.960828154302.2314E-100000@combs.salem.ge.com> In-Reply-To: <199608281834.UAA01002@yedi.iaf.nl>
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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 <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> > To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
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