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Subj: Re: TAMPONS & POOFTER PLUGS
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Hi all,
>From the sublime to the rediculous to the absurd, any comments about
>those gender changing adapters we use on computers? Let's start with the
>well known RSpooftertee2 to DB9...
That brings us to the incredibly widespread wrong terminology for the
D-subminiature connectors. The commonly called "DB9" is really a "DE9".
The "D" means that it is a D connector.
The second letter specifies the shell size, normally a 9 pin connector is an E
size. But you can also have 15 pins in an E shell, as in the VGA display
connectors, i.e. a DE15. The B size shell normally has 25 pins and the A
normally has 15 pins.
Don't rely on the description used by the local electronics shop, they're
probably wrong too :-( Look at a genuine manufacturer's catalogue!
Any other misconceptions? How about colinear/collinear spelling? (Check it in
a dictionary)
73, David.
T4 1.5à24
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