Both Zen and the English translation of that manual
come from the far east. Somehowe they always talk
like "one lip whispering" over there...........
Greetz,
Sipke de Wal
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----- Original Message -----
From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 2:40 PM
Subject: RE: 1GHz PDP-11 (Re: Prints for an 11/70)
>
> I bought a CGA-compatible video cards a few years back
> (80s), that had an incompatible hi-res mode in addition
> to the CGA, and a mouse interface.
>
> The manual kept referring to "the connector of the ten ways".
> This sounded *SO* Zen that I was sure than once I had it
> figured it, it'd be the secret to life.
>
> Finally dawned on me that this was "10-pin connector".
>
> -dq
Received on Thu Dec 13 2001 - 13:05:23 GMT