6 Feb
2011
6 Feb
'11
12:13 p.m.
On 6 Feb 2011 at 19:52, Tony Duell wrote:
But I guess it's like the example Philip (I think)
stated of calling
the BS4343 plugs 'Commando Plugs'.
Or the way 36-positon (printer) or 50-position (SCSI-I) connectors
are referred to as "Centronics" connectors. Before that, when the 50-
position unit saw most of its use in office key telephone systems, it
was often referred to as an "Amphenol" or "Blue Ribbon" connector.
I've never heard the 24-position version of the connector used for
GPIB called "Centronics", however.
Some names just stick, defying any reason.
--Chuck