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numpad0 5 days ago

Another possibility is Sun or SGI 13W3 display connector. They were DB25 shaped connectors with 10 regular pins and 3 giant pins for video signals.

mbreese 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

True. However, mine were for connecting to modems, so they were definitely only 9 pin serial cables. I didn't have the pleasure of seeing the 13W3 connectors until I was in grad school, and I still think they look weird. It didn't occur to me until today that they were the exact same size/shape as the DB connectors. They were so different that the thought never occurred to me!

teddyh 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Also the NeXT “Megapixel” displays. But note that none of these were compatible.

II2II 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

How would you even count those 3 giant pins? If I recall correctly, they were for coax cables that ran within the main cable. So each of those pins would have a contact for the shield and the conductor.