Mystery box

[Ethan Dicks]

On 7/21/05, Michael Sokolov <msokolov at ivan.harhan.org> wrote:
> ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
> 
> > In some catalogue, along with the DA26. I don't think I've seen either in
> > the flesh...
> 
> I believe some Cisco routers have used DA26 for sync serial (WAN) ports.

Those sound like what I was thinking of earlier.

> Then they switched to what they call DB60.  For some time I was mad at
> them for calling it that ("There is no such standard as DB60, what
> connector is it *actually*?!"), but then I realised that they are
> actually correct - it is a DB size shell with 60 contacts inside.

I don't own any, but I have seen them - a grid of 4x15 tiny pins.  No
idea it was called a DB60, though.

-ethan