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From: chris@com50.c2s.mn.org (Chris Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI cable -- AMP vs Amphenol trivia
Message-ID: <1990Oct31.213043.9704@com50.c2s.mn.org>
Date: 31 Oct 90 21:30:43 GMT
References: <1990Oct17.022235.22598@tkou02.enet.dec.com> <1990Oct19.164911.24264@com50.c2s.mn.org> <1990Oct29.163547.4065@tc.fluke.COM>
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In article <1990Oct29.163547.4065@tc.fluke.COM> alz@tc.fluke.COM (Al Weiss) writes:
>>I've heard that the Sun "micro-miniature SCSI" connectors are made by 
>>Honda.  I've also been told that 3M now makes an equivalent connector.  
>>AMP (Amphenol) also makes them, since they are on the cables I have
> ^^^  ^^^^^^^^
>
>Years ago I was under the impression that AMP and Amphenol were the
>same thing.  That was until I called AMP to get a price quote on an
>Amphenol connector.  Oops!  The AMP person politely but firmly
>"corrected" me to embarrasment. :-)
>
>So, to avoid your own red-face syndrome:  
>Amphenol, 2122 York Rd, Oak Brook IL 60521 
>AMP Inc, Harrisburg PA 17055  717-564-0100 
>(may not be up to date)

Urp!  You are quite right.  I even knew that once upon a time.  It seems
like with names and product lines so similar, it would be impossible --
one company or the other would be forced to change their name.  Anyway,
the connectors I have here are AMP!


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