Marvin,
A cable FAQ is a *FABULOUS* idea. It would be great if it were in a wiki
so others can contribute.
Jim
Marvin Johnston wrote:
As usual, I'll be up at VCF this year with quite a
bit of stuff to get rid, er,
sell :). If anyone who will be there is looking for something, let me know and I
can bring it up if I have it ... and it is not too bulky or heavy (unless there
is a committment to buy.) As usual, I'll have quite a few books, some computers,
and some other not easily found items.
I am assuming that there will also be the informal Saturday night dinner at the
usual place (can't remember the name, just how to get there.)
One thing I've been thinking about for some time is a FAQ on cables and
connectors, i.e. something with pictures and what computers, etc. it goes to. As
such, I'll have a variety of cables with me that I'll be talking to others about
to find out what they go to. Examples would be like the Appletalk cables, cables
connecting the Commodore computers to disk drives, etc., video cables, DEC
cables, etc.
The rational is that I frequently find cables and don't know if they are worth
saving or just scraping out, and I think others would benefit as well.