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From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
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Subject: Re: hackers-digest V1 #1415
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 20:34:35 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, smp@csn.net
In-Reply-To: <199608280903.SAA14104@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Aug 28, 96 06:33:48 pm
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As Michael Smith wrote...
> 
> J Wunsch stands accused of saying:
> > 
> > This is wrong.  SCSI-2 knows of both, ``high density'' and AMP
> > connectors (``Centronics'' -- this term is entirely bogus though,
> > since Centronics is a parallel printer port definition, not just a
> > connector only).
> 
> Pick pick pick. 8)  "Centronics" was a printer company.  They made printers
> that featured this wacko connector.  AMP are a connector company; they
> make a bazillion different connectors.  If you say "AMP connector" at me,
> I'm going to be totally confused.  If you say "Centronics", I will know
> what you mean 8)

I think they are officially designated 'micro ribbon' type connectors.

Wilko
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