At 10:25 PM -0500 5/30/02, Spiritus ex Machina wrote: >Then I'm still confused. I've known, seen, used, and continue to find >the term "DB-n" used throughout the computer industry (and I've been in >the industry since before there was an Altair). Even Apple, in the tech >spec page for the SE/30 >(http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=112170) uses the term >DB-25 to identify the SCSI port. Does the physical object look any >different or is the designation simply based upon its presence on an >Apple-branded piece of gear?
The DB-25 is indeed a DB-25. Somewhere along the line people got lazy and started referring to all D type connectors as "DB" regardless of whether they were or not. What are commonly but erroneously referred to as a DB-9 and DB-15 are in fact DE-9 and DA-15 respectively. > >My previous question still stands: what distinguishes a DB-nM or a >DB-nF from a Dx-nM or Dx-nF, respectively? > >Yours in disembodied puzzlement, > > Sp00ky > >BTW: since the original item in question was a serial port adaptor, is >the DCE end DB-9 or DE-9? When a DE-9 is used as an AT style serial connector it would typically be DTE and a DE-9S. D type connectors use a suffix code of S for socket (Female) or P for Pin (Male). -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
