26 Sep
2010
26 Sep
'10
11:01 a.m.
I was thinking about that too. I've also got some
GPIB gear that
uses the "blue ribbon" wire bail clips as well.
I have never seen a 'real' GPIB cable with anything other than the
double-sided connectors and jackscrews. So I wonder what cables this was
designed to be used with. Who made it?
I have seen a few so-called IEEE-488 devices where the interface
connection is made by a 'captive' length of ribbon cable ending in a 24
pin microribbon plng (only). The idea was you put it on the end of the
stack of doubel-sdied conenctors on a convenient device. Hmm.. I think
the devices I remember this being done on were relatively inexpensive
RS232 interface units for the Commodore PET, etc.
-tony