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Offline Oqsy

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« on: Sat, 12 June 2010, 23:20:31 »
http://gizmodo.com/5030810/giz-explains-an-illustrated-guide-to-every-stupid-cable-you-need

Not groundbreaking, but good informative info on cables and connectors.  I found this when trying to figure out why my wife's phone has a new "micro usb" connector instead of the "mini usb", which we already have tons of around the house.

A nice reference for the tech savvy.
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Offline Brodie337

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 00:10:30 »
No AT? Oh yeah, that one is obsolete.

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 00:12:07 »
Useless...get this one instead.

Would link to original but it's on a mac.com website. I can't support that nonsense.

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 01:00:51 »
So knowing about 95% of the content before seeing it means what?
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 04:28:19 »
I've seen the vast majority of the things shown in that chart IRL. Should I be worried?

It's also quite out of date - Socket 715 to replace Socket 755... waaaah?
« Last Edit: Sun, 13 June 2010, 04:32:34 by ch_123 »

Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #5 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 14:08:47 »
Ah yes very nice chart.  The more the merrier.  If you have pics of stuff not listed on either chart, post it up with a brief description, anecdote, or erotic fiction.
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Offline TexasFlood

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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 18:10:07 »
Quote from: ripster;192800
Needs BNC.  British Navel Connector.

Huh.  I used BNC connectors back in the day, but never knew what it stood for.  Learn something new every day I guess.

Offline ch_123

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 18:17:12 »
Needs moar NUMAlink -


Offline TexasFlood

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« Reply #8 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 18:31:21 »
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #9 on: Sun, 13 June 2010, 19:00:38 »
The BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) connector is a very common type of RF connector used for terminating coaxial cable.
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