At 19:25 -0500 on 24/10/02, Spiritus ex Machina wrote: >Some months ago (May or June, I think) we had a back-and-forth on one of >the LEM lists about D-connector nomenclature. As I remember the course of
Clark Martin. >the discussion, someone pointed out that the Dx-nn nomenclature specifies >the hardware characteristics. 'D' indicates the shell shape. The 'x' is an >alpha character that specifies the width of the connector: 'DB' is the size >we usually associate with 25 pins; 'DE' is the usual 9-pin size; I don't DA-25, DB019/15, DE-9. I don't think there's a DC or DD. >remember them all. The 'nn' is the pin count, not the size (there was some >speculation about how to name a Sun video connector). Commonplace usage is 13W3 is the usual convention, because there are three coax connectors that aren't "normal" pins. I dunno if there's an "official" name or not but I've never seen anything but 13W3 for that one. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:jmug@;ftp.jmug.org//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
