At 14:44 2/3/98 +0000, Jason D. wrote:
>So we do need that fragile 15 pin connectors. But with care, you can
>have one that last for years from plugging/unplugging. The mistake
>was idiotic users forcing all ham-fist it in too hard in bit wrong
>way or backwards.
Agreed, "with care." But too much care for the average user. Even I, who
like to think I know what I'm doing, repeat the mantra "Never jam in a VGA
connector no matter what" whenever I have the D-shell in my hand, just to
slow myself down properly.
>Simple solution: look at both shells to see right
>way around and that famale one is really VGA connector, fit straight
>in and push in, if you feel something hard and connector is not yet
>all the way in yet, STOoOPP!
But it's not a simple ENOUGH solution because, when I'm in the field and
detaching a monitor from its computer, 50% of the connectors I look at have
one pin bent in an L and jammed against the inner wall of the shell. The
design isn't adequate to real-world use, is my point -- whereas a DB9, for
example, certainly is. I'm not saying we don't need 15 pins; I say we need
15 THICKER pins, and since this connector is typically the only connector
on the back of a VGA adapter, there's plenty of room.
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Received on Tue Feb 03 1998 - 18:03:13 GMT