Are office people really that, umm shall we say...slow?

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Mon Aug 27 01:22:24 2001

Tony Duell wrote:
> Argh!!! A 3.5" floppy is in no sense a hard drive...

Yeah that was another interesting aspect of the label job. It of course
means it was user made.... as if the user was somehow going to forget
what to put into the drive, and try and insert a 5.25" floppy by
mistake!

> Err, are you complaining about labelling connectors. It's odd, but I've
> labelled connectors on a lot of my machines so I know what they are.
> There are not hat many different types of connectors in use, and
> mis-connecting stuff can prove expensive.

I can see manufacturer labeling ports, and a user/installer labeling
ports that may not be common or standard, or possibly easily confused.
I can't see a good reason for a user to label the everyday stuff that
should be obvious, like the floppy drives or the video port.

>
> 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
>
> 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 :-)

>
> 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
Michigan, USA
Received on Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:22:24 BST