3 Feb
1998
3 Feb
'98
11:10 p.m.
Allison J Parent wrote:
<example, certainly is. I'm not saying we don't need 15 pins; I say we ne
<15 THICKER pins, and since this connector is typically the only connecto
<on the back of a VGA adapter, there's plenty of room.
Par of the resoning was that it should have a connector that is not like
any other. if it were a standard db9 or db15 you'd have people plugging
into the serial port screaming it don't work. It's bad enough that you
have people that will force things no matter what.
Allison
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
PC printer cable discovered the only way I ever heard of to kill
a Radio Shack Daisy Wheel Printer II (a tire iron wouldn't!). It
also killed the 6300, but at the time they were easier to find.
--
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.