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From: John Hill on 22 Jul 2010 02:57 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > John Hill <nemo(a)erewhon.invalid> wrote: > > > Can I have your Magic Mouse? :-) > > Yes, if you can make use of it. I certainly can! My mighty Mouse has had its rollerball cleaned too often... I sent you an e-mail yesterday - did you receive it? Your e-mail address seems OK... John. -- Please reply to john at yclept dot wanadoo dot co dot uk.
From: Peter Ceresole on 22 Jul 2010 03:31 John Hill <nemo(a)erewhon.invalid> wrote: > I sent you an e-mail yesterday - did you receive it? Your e-mail address > seems OK... Yes. Real Life intervened. that's all. -- Peter
From: Peter Ceresole on 22 Jul 2010 03:35 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > I sent you an e-mail yesterday - did you receive it? Your e-mail address > > seems OK... > > Yes. Real Life intervened. that's all. Sorry- that wasn't clear. I'll reply soon. -- Peter
From: James Dore on 22 Jul 2010 04:04 On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:34:18 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >> > The Mac Plus mouse used a nine pin 'D' connector. Good mouse though, I >> > agree. Very solid. >> >> That's why I said `ADB 1' - being the Mk 2 Mac mouse; or the original - >> being the `not ADB' version. > > Gotcha. > >> btw, it's a type D subminature connector, not a D connector. Commonly >> called a D-sub. D connectors are - wait for it - bigger. > > Right-o. Centronics 25 pin jobbies? (the computer end, not the printer > end) I think the Centronics 25-pin is one of the D-sub connector types, in that Centronics developed the Parallel interface, part of which was the use of the D-Sub 36 pin connector for the computer end of the physical connection, which was reduced to 25-pins by IBM in their new PC range - <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centronics#The_interface> D-sub is a broad class which also includes connectors userd for 9-pin and 25-pin serial, 15-pin Apple Video, and 15-pin (three row) VGA connectors, Sun 13W3 video, etc etc. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_connector> Cheers, -- James Dore New College IT Officer james.dore(a)new / it-support(a)new
From: Jim on 22 Jul 2010 04:15
James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > >> btw, it's a type D subminature connector, not a D connector. Commonly > >> called a D-sub. D connectors are - wait for it - bigger. > > > > Right-o. Centronics 25 pin jobbies? (the computer end, not the printer > > end) > > I think the Centronics 25-pin is one of the D-sub connector types, in that > Centronics developed the Parallel interface, part of which was the use of > the D-Sub 36 pin connector for the computer end of the physical > connection, which was reduced to 25-pins by IBM in their new PC range - > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centronics#The_interface> > > D-sub is a broad class which also includes connectors userd for 9-pin and > 25-pin serial, 15-pin Apple Video, and 15-pin (three row) VGA connectors, > Sun 13W3 video, etc etc. > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_connector> Noted for later reading. Thanks. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ |