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From: de5@ornl.gov (Dave Sill)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: SCSI connectors
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Date: 7 Nov 90 19:30:23 GMT
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I'm somewhat confused by the SCSI connector situation.  If this is a
FAQ, I wasn't able to find it anywhere.

DECstations and the Suns use a small 2-row connector on the system
unit.  Sun shoeboxes use large 3-row connectors.  Other devices such
as DEC disks/tapes use large Centronics-style connectors (no pins,
just a double-sided strip of contacts).

So:

    - who uses which connector and when
    - what kinds of adaptors and cables are available and from whom
    - what are the names for the different connectors (so I don't
        have to keep describing them each time)
    - what standards, de facto or official, apply

-- 
Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov)
Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Workstation Support