15 Dec
1999
15 Dec
'99
3:26 p.m.
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
Thank %deity there's somebody else out there who
actually knows what a
'DB' connector is!. I sometimes think I'm fighting a losing battle
against the people who insist there's a DB9 :-)
How large would the pins be, or how far apart if there WERE a DB9?
Or what about a DB25 serial port cable that only has pins 1-8 and 20?
Could we call THAT a DB9? :-)
For reference, the stnadard connectors seem to be, with common uses :
DA15 (PC joystick), MAU ethernet, etc
DA26 (Never seen it used)
DB25 (Standard RS232, PC printer port)
DB44 (Never seen it used)
DC37 (PC external floppy disk, Canon CX-VDO interface)
DC62 (IBM PC expansion cabinet)
DD50 (Sun SCSI)
DE9 (PC/AT serial port, Atari joystick, etc)
DE15 (VGA monitor)
I've seen the 19 and 23 pin connectors used by Apple, Atari and Commodore
Amiga refered to as the DF19 and DG23. It makes sense, but I have no idea
if that's official.
-tony