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

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_bg-tc-ppp1343.monmouth.com>
Date: Mon Aug 27 11:47:52 2001

> > ! > Slot 1 : Female DA15, Female DB25
> > 15 - joystick port, 25 is printer port, and I bet these go to the same card
> > as slot 5, the DB 9 and DB25 serial ports...
>
> The most common uses in a PC for a female DA15 is joystick.
> The most common uses in a PC for a FEMALE DB25 is printer.
> But the FEMALE DB25 could be SCSI, and the female DB15 could be sound.
> But keep in mind that Tony's machine might not be very ordinary.
>
>
> > ! > 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 :-)
> > Hard drive controller?
> EPROM programmer, expansion chassis?
>
> Although male DB25s are most often serial, and FEMALE DB25s are most often
> parallel, they also get used for a LOT of random other general purposes.
>
>
> > ! > 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?
>
> Based on Tony's feelings about mini-din, I'd have to assume that it is a
> commersial product that he has yet to get around to customizing.
> Non-maskable interrupt/hardware debug assist (Atron, ...)?
> > ! > 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,

External connections for ESDI/MFM (ST412) on the bus?
Maybe even the rare SMD interface (could that work on only 37 pins for
the A Cable?

I've SEEN tape drives using 37 for QIC36 or QIC02.

5 Pin Din keyboard or Cassette

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