At 11:08 PM -0400 5/30/02, the pickle wrote: >At 22:02 -0500 on 30/05/02, Spiritus ex Machina wrote: > >>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. > >And what Clark said was that you really meant DE-9, because DB-9, while >understood, is technically incorrect :) > >Kinda how (shoot, now I forget - Clark, help me out here) the Mac's >external SCSI connector is really a DA-25, not a DB-25, but everyone calls >it a DB-25 anyway.
No, it is a DB-25. The standard D type connectors you find are: DA-15 DB-25 DC-37 DD-50 DE-9 A real DB-9 would have the shell of a DB-25 with 9 pins. Such a thing could exist but it would typically have some or all of the 9 pins are either coax or higher current capacity, either of which would be physically larger than standard D type pins. I've worked a little with some of the odd ball types but they are pretty rare. The only common one around is the Sun video connector, a DB-13 I think, also known as a W-13 (again, I think). It's the kind used on some Sun equipment and Apple Two Page Displays and one page displays. The standard VGA connector is another, it would properly be known as a DE-15. As an Electrical Engineer I have spec'ed out the various D type connectors so it is an area I'm intimately familiar with. As I said, it's a minor nit pick of mine. When computer vendors started list them as DB-9 or DB-15 it bothered me for the simple reason that they are wrong. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
