D connector tirade (was: Re: Age-old ethernet equipment)

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Fri Mar 30 06:53:57 2001

Cameron Kaiser skrev:

>> >It's video, and the official designation is PITA-23. :-P
>>
>> Pain-in-the-arse-23?
>> Why? I find the Amiga video connector to be the most versatile I've ever
>> encountered. It's got both analogue and digital video as well as pins for
>> genlock, clocks, three kinds of sync, lots of DC and ground.

>That's why it's a PITA. Finding cables for it is expensive and few people
>stock DB23 connectors.

Surely it can't be more uncommon than just about every other non-VGA
connector. At least my local electronics shop has got D23 connectors while 3W3
and 13W3 have to be specifically ordered.

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Received on Fri Mar 30 2001 - 06:53:57 BST