Strange and Possibly Wonderful Cable

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Mon Jan 7 10:18:59 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doc Shipley [mailto:doc_at_mdrconsult.com]

> cable with a (Doc ducks & prepares to rub) 36-pin Centronics
> connector,
> plus eyelet ground, on one end and a female card-edge connector on the
> other. The shrouds are steel, squared, and embossed "TANDY" on both
> ends. While I've never seen one, I'm guessing it's a Tandy printer
> cable.

Doc, this may be for a Tandy 1000. I have one in the basement which I seem to remember has a card-edge parallel port. I haven't counted the contacts, but I seem to remember the "port" is male (IE It's got the edge, the cable would have to clip on to it.)

Regards,

Chris


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