8 Apr
2008
8 Apr
'08
4:33 p.m.
On 8 Apr 2008 at 16:36, Steve Robertson wrote:
The hood is marked 59310-60008 and there's a good
sized ferrite bead on
each end... and... there's a grounding lug on the computer end of the
cable. Are you saying this cable is inferior for disk access to the the
12821A cable?
The HP 1000 M/E/F-Series Computer Interfaces Technical Data catalog (5953-
2833, April 1982) lists the 59310-60002 cable for both the 12821A and
59310B interface cards.
The HP 1000/9000 Interface Products Specification Guide (5954-6312, August
1985) lists the 59310-60008 cable for both cards. There's also a 59310-
60006 cable available (2 meters vs. 3.69 meters for the -60008 cable).
It appears that either cable can be used with either card. I speculate
that the -60008 cable was needed to meet then-new RFI emission
requirements. Many HP cables in the '80s sprouted ferrite slugs,
additional shielding, and ground straps where none had been before.
-- Dave