On 9/11/05, Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > begin quoting Carl Lowenstein as of Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:13:49AM -0700:
> > There are really two issues -- one is orientation, the other is end > distinction. When I think of 'hermaphroditic', I visualize a connector > that can connect to itself (rotating 180 degrees, presumably) -- the > ends all look the same. You got it. < http://www.ietlabs.com/Genrad/GR874.html > If you can find a copy of Jef Raskin's _The Humane Interface_ see p. 200 for his re-invention of the GR 874. See also p. 195 et seq. for a discussion of connector issues and his design of a 4-conductor hermaphroditic connector. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
