hamfest and HP cables

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Sat Feb 13 19:34:43 1999

At 10:51 PM 2/12/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net> wrote:
>> I also found some HP cables. They have a DB-25 female connector and a 36
>> pin Aphenol connector on the other. They have part number 13242D on them.
>> Anyone know what they're for?
>
>"Aphenol" connector? Does this look like it wants to fit over a card
>edge, or like it wants to fit a connector with ears e.g. "Centronics"
>printer connector?

   No, it has the ears with the notches in them for wire clips to snap
into. Yesm they're Centronics style. It looks like a standard PC parallel
printer cable but the DB-25 is female instead of male.

   Joe

>
>If it's for a card edge (which I think it is -- I think 13242 is the
>part number for this), it's the cable that goes between a 264X
>terminal's datacomm card and...hmm, female connector, 13242D, I'm
>going to guess it's to connect up to some sort of DTE-type device but
>I'm not sure which.
>
>-Frank McConnell
>
Received on Sat Feb 13 1999 - 19:34:43 GMT