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[Discuss] OT: what is this cable for?



On 11/01/2011 09:27 PM, Dan Kressin wrote:
> Anybody recognize this cable configuration?  Male DB15 (two rows - 8/7) to 50pin Centronics.  Ribbon cable w/ two (the name escapes me ..) "ring things" to usually used to fight inductance..  The only DB15 connectors I'm familiar with are for old Mac monitors, PC joysticks, and.. well I guess that's it.  Serial would have been 9 or 25..

<https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=Nortel+Nortel+Network+Cable+-+50+Pin+Mini-Centronics+%28M%29+-+DB-15+%28M%29&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&safe=off&source=hp&q=50+Pin+Mini-Centronics+%28M%29+-+DB-15+%28M%29&pbx=1&oq=50+Pin+Mini-Centronics+%28M%29+-+DB-15+%28M%29&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2896l4753l0l5192l30l9l0l0l0l7l210l938l5.3.1l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=ecade2370307e4a9&biw=1662&bih=870>

Seems to be a Nortel Nortel Network Cable - 50 Pin Mini-Centronics (M) -
DB-15 (M)

				Nuno

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