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- From: simpson@minotaur.sdd.trw.com (Scott Simpson)
- Subject: Re: Information on SS-2 and SS-10 differences?
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- Organization: TRW Arcadia Project, Redondo Beach, CA
- References: <1gk250INNh0s@cs.tut.fi> <1992Dec15.215743.16804@ll.mit.edu> <MONTNARO.92Dec17103326@spyder.crd.ge.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 04:03:36 GMT
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- In article <MONTNARO.92Dec17103326@spyder.crd.ge.com> montanaro@ausable.crd.ge.com (Skip Montanaro) writes:
- >As machines get smaller and smaller, and the number of interfaces they must
- >support gets larger and larger, it's looking more like the back of a
- >computer should just have one massive DB-style connector with something like
- >1000-2000 pins. Customers could just order the appropriate "break-out" cable
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- The problem with this is now you cannot unplug things individually.
- Suppose you want to replace the monitor. You have to unplug the disk
- drives too. Won't work.
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- Scott Simpson, Investment Technology Group, iac!simpson@uunet.uu.net
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