Wanted: DEC cables BC08J

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Ethan" == Ethan Dicks <dickset at amanda.spole.gov> writes:

 Ethan> On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 12:05:15AM +0000, Mike Ross wrote:
 >> Hope someone can help... I'd like to buy or trade 3 x BC08J DEC
 >> positive bus cables... Berg connector one end, single-sided
 >> backplane plug card the other end......... I'd like to hook my
 >> TC08...

 Ethan> Sorry... never even _seen_ those.  You could probably make a
 Ethan> set from a prototyping card and some ribbon cable, though.

That may not work... you want controlled impedance cable.  I looked
for the spec, but didn't see it; it may be the same as Unibus cable,
which is documented in the Unibus handbook.

Conventional ribbon cable is not controlled impedance, though there
exists higher end cable that is.

       paul