4 Feb
1998
4 Feb
'98
6:43 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Well, that's what my hardware guy at the store said back when we got
the news, back when I was still doing retail software support. I'll
admit that I've never measured it myself nor owned one -- my AT&Ts
are all 7300/3B1 series. If he told me wrong or made a mistake, it
wouldn't be unique in my experience. I did see the CPU and printer
in the store -- it looked like all of the magic smoke had escaped
Especially from the experience of the AT&T
(Olivetti) 6300 video
interface using what looked liked a standard DB-25, but with one
line carrying 70vdc to power the monitor. A guy with a standard
Are you sure about that 70V? I've repaired Olivetti M24 PSUs (what we
call the AT&T6300), and there's only the +5V and +/-12V outputs. Now, 12V
is present on the monitor connector, and it would certainly kill a
Centronics interface, but I doubt very much if there's anything higher there. from both units.
--
Ward Griffiths
Dylan: How many years must some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
WDG3rd: If they "must" exist until they're "allowed",
they'll never be free.