31 Dec
2001
31 Dec
'01
7:54 a.m.
Even so, Tony, shouldn't WE, the purported experts on the archaic computers,
be able to come up with a precise, if not communcative to the masses, way of
saying what we mean without a long clarification? If WE use the wrong term
amongst ourselves, we'll certainly never show others that there's benefit in
calling it a crescent wrench when, to some folks, "the silver-colored
thingie," would do.
It would, IMHO, save lots of time and bandwidth, not just here, but all
around.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printer find
There's always a place for the person who knows the correct
and exact answer to something. (It just may not be where you
are at that moment <g>) I for one don't get too bent out of shape
I thought this list was composed mostly of technical types. And people
who are willing to learn.
when people can't speak our brand of
"Doctor's Latin". "Fifty pin
Centronics style" communicates the point to more people than
the "Latin". Be ready to adapt to the audience.
OK. I doubt this thread would have gone as far had the original
description of the printer been something like 'It's got 3 of those
Centronics-style connectors on the back. 2 50 pin ones (SCSI) and a 36
pin one which might be a Centronics parallel interface'.
There is a big difference (IMHO) between 'Centronics style connector' (a
common, understandable, even if technically incorrect, term for the
connector series we're discussing) and 'Centronics port' (a particular
type of parallel printer interface).
-tony