[Coco] non-standard ports was Re: [Color Computer] Coco serial cable

[Willard Goosey]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:13:27PM +0000, wdg3rd at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> I really wish IBM used something other than a DB-25 for their
> parallel port.  Caused me no end of grief (doing retail tech support
> for Tandy).  (And after -- DWP-II+IBM parallel cable+AT&T 6300 DB-25
> Video)

Oh yes, indeed.  I've got 3 computers that have real, proper
centronics ports.  Very nice.

(Except for their habit of frying IBM printers, but that's not their
fault.)

Willard
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