Not to start a flame war, but ...
I wrote that first comment. I know the difference between a DB-9, a
DIN-8, and an ADB port. What I wrote was DB-9 and what I meant was DB-9.
The first comment was cut from a response to a question by Timothy
Virkkala about a message discussing MacSerial-to-DB-9/DB-25 adaptors.
There was NO mention of a PDS adaptor until I brought it up in the
subsequent reply to John Wisor's question below. There was no indication
in John's query that he had (or did not have) a PDS adaptor installed in
his SE/30. Given that the SE/30 does not have any DB-9s "stickling [sic]
out of the rear" (at least, if Apple's own on-line Tech Spec is to be
believed), I posited the existance of a PDS with a visible DB-9
connecter. I admit ignorance of a DE-9; how would it be recognized by
the uninitiated? That is, how does it differ from a DB-9M or a DB-9F?
In any case, debate about adaptor names aside, your information about
various PDS adaptors is definitely interesting and worth remembering.
Regards,
Sp00ky
Clark Martin wrote:
> At 01:02 PM 5/30/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> >Sorry to cause confusion. DB25 connectors are older than dirt and DB9s are
>> >only a little newer. They are commonly used for the serial output on
>> >contemporary ATX (Wintel) platforms. They were also used at one time for
>> >EGA monitors; I believe you can find some of these still on display in the
>> >Smithsonian.
>
> Personal Nitpick: It's a DE-9, not DB.
>
>>I also have an se30 with one of those DB9's stickling out of the
>>rear....is there a good way of figuring out what it was used for? a
>>modem? an extra ega monitor? ???? jw
>
> As a rule a DE-9 on the back of an SE/30 is a custom video interface.
> Without the appropriate monitor, it's useless. Another possibility
> is Token Ring but that is rare.
>
> Best thing to do is look at the SE/30s PDS card and report back any
> useful information from it
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