Flutterby™! : 1999-12-18 18:41:45+01

1999-12-18 18:41:45+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Can someone clear up a confusion I've got? I'm building some hardware, and the documentation for the device I'm interfacing to calls its plugs "8-pin Mini-DIN". The weird part is that these are the round plugs that are about half an inch in diamaeter, not the little PS/2 sized mouse and keyboard plugs, and when I go into the electronics store to buy this stuff they're labeled "DIN", and the other teeny-tiny ones are labeled "Mini-DIN". I've heard the "Mini-DIN" label applied to the big ones before, back before the PS/2 stuff became popular. Anyone out there have the history? Are there 3" monsters out there called "Maxi-DIN"?

Comment policy

We will not edit your comments. However, we may delete your comments, or cause them to be hidden behind another link, if we feel they detract from the conversation. Commercial plugs are fine, if they are relevant to the conversation, and if you don't try to pretend to be a consumer. Annoying endorsements will be deleted if you're lucky, if you're not a whole bunch of people smarter and more articulate than you will ridicule you, and we will leave such ridicule in place.

Flutterby™ is a trademark claimed by