Here's a little help, I think :-) ... ! > For those of you who think it's unneccessary, let's see how ! > you do with ! > the connectors on the PC/XT on my desk : ! ! I'll try, but I don't know what a DA or DC is. Are they the proper ! names for what many people would still call a db connector? ! ! > ! > Slot 1 : Female DA15, Female DB25 ! ! don't know 15 - joystick port, 25 is printer port, and I bet these go to the same card as slot 5, the DB 9 and DB25 serial ports... ! > Slot 2 : 6 Ribbon cables come out (a) ending in a male ! > DC37, (b,c) ending ! > in female DB25s, (d,e) ending in male DB25s (narrower ! > ribbon cables than ! > b,c), (f) ending in a female DC37 ! ! No idea, but from you, probably something homemade :-) Hard drive controller? ! > ! > Slot 3 : Pushbutton switch, Mini-DIN 6 ! ! The switch might be a reset, but no idea on the mini-din 6, ! M$ bus mouse ! perhaps? ! ! > ! > Slot 4 : RCA phono socket, female DE9 ! ! That's your video card I think. ! ! > ! > Slot 5 : Female DE9, female DB25 ! ! serial ports ! ! > ! > Slot 6 : Female DC37 ! ! again, I 'm not sure what a DC connector is.... is it a floppy ! controller? I can't recall the pin count. ! ! > Slot 7 : Male DB25 ! ! parallel port? ! > ! > Slot 8 : Female DC37 ! ! a second floppy controller? ! ! > ! > Also on the back : another male DB25, female 5 pin DIN, ! male and female ! > IEC mains connectors. ! ! The DB25 could be another parallel port, the din 5 your ! keyboard, and I ! don't know what IEC is, but since you say mains I assume that's your ! power cord and monitor power points. ! ! > I'll be impressed if anyone identifies all of the above. ! ! I might do a better jon, if I actually had the computer in ! front of me, ! even if I didn't pop the top. ! ! Chad Fernandez So, how did we do? --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818