Re: Early Mac Mouse --> Apple II Mouse Card ?

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@mac.com>]

In article <3c8a8aa4@news.svn.net>, "Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> 
wrote:

> "Jeff Blakeney" <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> 3c899504.224844152@news1.on.sympatico.ca">news:3c899504.224844152@news1.on.sympatico.ca...
>> On 08 Mar 2002 08:22:12 GMT, mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon) wrote:
>>
>> >All very true, but a truly broken nomenclature, and almost
>> >totally disregarded for the last few years, at least in the USA.
>> [snip]
>>
>> This post was a great example of the cliche "If you aren't part of the
>> solution, then you are part of the problem."  :)
>>
>> Just for the record, I try to use the proper designations.  I'm all
>> for properly identifying things.  If everyone were to start getting
>> lazy and not bothering with proper designations, we'd end up getting
>> over run with Mac posts in this newsgroup because Apple II and Apple
>> Mac would both be considered the same thing to "most" people.  :)
>
> My local electronics parts store has bins of connectors labeled DE-9 and
> DB-9.  They appeared identical to me, now I know why.  It's too late to
> worry much about the distinction, though. I can't recall ever seeing the
> DE-9 designation in cable documentation. On a hunch, I just checked a Radio
> Shack catalog. Yep, they call 'em DB-9's.
> DB-9 is the de facto standard, I'm not going to bother asking for a DE-9
> because it would just confuse them and waste time.  In other words, I'd be
> making a problem out of a non-problem.  I'll continue to refer to them as
> DB-9's, but try to remember the correct designation for those rare occasions
> where I see it.
>
> The Mac posts are just  people who are lost. It's not the same person coming
> back for more. Macs are Apples, after all, though Apple II's are not Macs. I
> don't see any point in berating them for being lost, they'll get the message
> if they don't get any responses.
> -Paul

I think the simplest compromise is, if you don't know the proper shell
letter or don't want to use it, just leave it off. Everyone will still know
what you're referring to if you call it a D9 plug. Indeed, if you use DB for
all the sizes, the B becomes completely redundant.

--
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

Apple II - FutureCop:LAPD - iMac Game Wizard
http://homepage.mac.com/rojaws
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