Surplus DE9F to 8P8C adapters available

IDIOT! There was actualyl a similar connector for this, although it's very hard to dffind nwo. It was normally black in colour, looked like a UP telephone plug, but had notches in the non-contact face, and didn't have the corner groove like a telepohne plug. So the telephoen plug ans this oen were not compatible either way round. They wrere designed to be used for computer interfaces, IIRC the QL used them for the serial and joystick ports (they had the latches on opposite sides so you coudln't plug a joystick into the serial port or vice versa. And that's what said idiot should have used, Not telephone connectors. I have a very simple rule for things I build. If a connector has a single, accetped, use, then that's all I use it for too, particularly if mixing them up could case problems. Mains connectors, like BS1363 13A plugs amd IEC 'kettle conenctors') are only used for mains. UK telephone plugs are only used for telephoens. There are exceptions. US telephone conenctors (6p4c, 6p6c, 8p8c are used for non-telehpoen applicatiosn quite often, so I have no problem with continuing that trend. D connectoors are used for all sorts of thigns, so I don't restrict them only to serial ports, etc. I am of course particularly careful where dangerous voltages (to me or to hardware) are involved, like mains, telephone lines, or outpus of HV power supplies. Or where the unit is going to be used by soembody else. -tony