> On Jun 28, 2023, at 8:23 AM, Chris Zach via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>> Meanwhile, on AUI cables: the difficulty with plugging a transceiver into
>> the Pro is that the Pro uses regular nuts, for a plug that secures by
>> screws. That's non-standard, since the AUI spec calls for the "turret" and
>> sliding latch type. So a standard AUI cable wouldn't be a real cure because
>> you'd still have that mismatch.
>
> Yup, it's a DEC thing, however the DEQNA cab kits do the proper cam and lock
> interface. I thought about removing the nuts, but went with ordering a cable
> and I'll pull the studs off it to make it work. Sub optimal but that is DEC
> (also I remember AUI cables did come with screws so other vendors did this in
> the early days as well)
Yes, DEC usually did things per the standard, which makes sense since after all
they wrote a lot of it, but the Pro (and apparently a few other devices) did it
strangely.
As for other vendors, I've heard that. The DEC case is so strange partly
because of DEC's tradition of following standards, and partly from the fact
that with the Pro you have a cable with one standard and one non-standard
connector.
Did you look at the L-com adapter? That's the ideal answer, if you can still
get one. Or if some other vendor offers the same thing. I have one of those
on my Pro, along with a couple of "connector savers" to allow normal connectors
to connect without bumping into the plastic shell of the Pro.
paul
