[OT] Stupid Apple flamewar (was: SCSI)

[Tom Buskey]

On 11/29/05, Benjamin Scott <dragonhawk at iname.com> wrote:
>
> >> I mean like using their own odd ball connectors for serial ports,
> >
> > RS-422?
>
>
>
>    I'm talking about those weird DIN ports.


SGI used them with a different pinout.  Sun had them on some systems too.
It was a space thing.  The Apple laserwriters had standard DB-25 connectors.



>> Ethernet ports
> >
> > AUI, RJ-45, or BNC?
>
>    Whack job funky square metal connector that needs a dongle for all
> three of
> those.  Had a symbol that looked like this (IIRC):
>
>         <----->


I have a Zenith 386SL laptop with one of those connectors.  It was basically
a different AUI connector that was smaller with a better connector.  Then,
just like AUI, you got an adapter to go with 10base2 (coax) or 10baseT
(RJ45).  Of course when Apple came out with it 10baseT had pretty much won.
I do remember having to fix an HP 735 that shipped with the default 10base2
instead of the 10baseT I thought I had ordered.


>> I mean like not even being compatible with their own expansion slot
> >> designs from model to model.
> >
> > So, PDS->NuBus->PCI?


NuBus was an open standard that apple adopted.  I don't know if anyone else
used it much though.  It basically comes down to drivers anyways.  Look at
Sun PCI.

SCSI is another example.  Apple did use DB-25 on the back of the computer,
but that was for space.  The peripherals used Centronics (laserwriters, CD
rom, scanners)


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