1 Feb
2002
1 Feb
'02
1:26 p.m.
--- Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
There are 2 types of Commodore GPIB cable. The PETs didn't have the
conventional 24 pin Blue Ribbon connector, they had a card edge (OK, the
8032SK is the exception, it does have the Blue Ribbon connector). The
peripherals all have the Blue Ribbon connector.
True... I wasn't thinking of the System cable.
Well, a very kind soul has informed me that this cable
is a quasi
rare item used to connect peripherals to Commodore PET systems, and
apparently that they are worth a bit of money ($50-80).
I would dispute the quasi-rare label. You can still buy as many as The 'conventional GPIB' cables are AFAIK still
being made. I still see
new test equipment with that interface, so I assume somebody is still
making cables for it.
I presume so.
The special 'first cable' is not that easy to
find. I needed one for my
P500, and I ended up having to make an adapter with an edge connector on
one end and a 24 pin Blue Ribbon socket [1] on the other. I can then link
normal GPIB cables up to that.
Years ago, when real Commodore cables cost real money, I made my own
cable out of a 24-pin edge connector with solder lugs, 24 individual wires
and a solder-cup Blue Ribbon connector (plus lots of tie wraps to hold
it together). Still have it. Haven't used it in years. I like your
idea better.
[1] Have you tried getting the screwdown posts for
GPIB sockets? Nobody
seems to sell them. After a lot of looking, I ended up buyingf some
stainless steel rod and an M3.5 tap....
Nope... I have the ones that came with the cables. Haven't lost any yet.
-ethan
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