28 Jun
2023
28 Jun
'23
4:42 p.m.
On Jun 28, 2023, at 8:23 AM, Chris Zach via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
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
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)