Keyboard inverters/converters for terminals

[Fred Cisin]

>> 3.0" drives (Amdek, Amstrad, etc.) use same connectors as "standard"
>> 5.25", with "molex" power connector (I don't know what the CORRECT name is 
>> for that connector).
>
On Fri, 22 May 2020, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
> <pedant>
>
> It's part of the AMP (now TE) Mate-N-LOK series.
>
>> But, I have some 3.25" drives that use same connectors as "standard" 3.5" 
>> drives, ("4 pin Berg"?)  EXCEPT 5V and 12V are swapped in their positions 
>> in the coneectors!
>
> Not Berg, not even the same pitch.  They're AMP Economy Interconnect 
> connectors, with a 2.50mm pitch.
>
> </pedant>

THANK YOU.

Seriously.

The pedantic nature of this list makes it a real treasure.

Simple GOOGLE and Wikipedia are buried in too many "definitive" wrong 
answers.  Such as calling 36 pin Blue ribbon "Centronics", "DB9", or the 
historic/antique uses of the yellow and black pair in phone wiring (NO, it 
was NOT "always" for second line)

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Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin at xenosoft.com