From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Aug 28 13:05:04 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA23849 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:05:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA23835 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:04:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA06100; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:04:44 -0600 Message-Id: <199608282004.OAA06100@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: hackers-digest V1 #1415 In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:44:52 EDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:04:44 -0600 Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, >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! boy, did I ever open a can o' worms! how about "50 pin centronics-style"? some documents refer to it as a "telco connector", as it is commonly used in the telephone industry. The SCSI-I document refers to it as "Shielded connector, alternative 2". They then reference "FCC document Part 68 Subpart F 68.500". That would really clear things up when placing an order with JDR... Whether technically right or wrong, these are terms that many vendors use to sell their products. I think the only thing that will please everyone would be a section that discusses the "specification" names along with the various "slang" terms that have evolved to describe each! -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzHe7tEAAAEEAM274wAEEdP+grIrV6UtBt54FB5ufifFRA5ujzflrvlF8aoE 04it5BsUPFi3jJLfvOQeydbegexspPXL6kUejYt2OeptHuroIVW5+y2M2naTwqtX WVGeBP6s2q/fPPAS+g+sNZCpVBTbuinKa/C4Q6HJ++M9AyzIq5EuvO0a8Rr9AAUR tBlTdGV2ZSBQYXNzZSA8c21wQGNzbi5uZXQ+ =ds99 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----