27 May
2005
27 May
'05
12:11 a.m.
On 27 May, 2005, at 02:52, Tony Duell wrote:
The _correct_ standard is to use a male DB25 for a DTE (terminal) and a
female one for a DCE (modem). The old way to rememebr that (and I am
showing my age now) is that Ma Bell is female, and that's where you
rented the modem from.
My mnemonic was that pins always point towards the network.
Wonder if I still have an old CCITT Yellow Book stashed away
somewhere...
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-bv