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From: arpepper@watmath.waterloo.edu (Adrian Pepper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: video cable for a 64
Keywords: 5 pin DIN, 8 pin DIN, video jack, old C64
Message-ID: <1990Jul4.190618.14343@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Date: 4 Jul 90 19:06:18 GMT
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In article <1990Jul4.135635.21473@IRO.UMontreal.CA> desmarai@kovic.UUCP (Stephane Desmarais) writes:
>scott@max.u.washington.edu writes:
>> You can also construct your own video cable, and yes, the parts are available
>> from Radio Shack. I have construct one myself and it works great.
>>
>>The part numbers are:
>>8 pins DIN Jacks: RS# 274-026
>>Phone Connector Cable: RS# 42-2370  (you need to get two of them,
>>                                     one for Video and the other for Audio)
>>Sincerely,
>>Scott K. Stephen
>
>Hum, mine was a 5 pin DIN jack.  But my 64 is rather old, so they may have
>change.

Yes, they changed from 5 pin to 8  pins fairly early on.

Nice thing is the 5 pin plugs fit in the eight pin jack, and bring out the
same signals as the original 5 pin ones!  (Ground is the same, of course)

Adrian.