On Friday, May 16, 2014 7:54:33 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message

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Jim Wilkins wrote:



"Michael A. Terrell" ? wrote in message

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? BTW, it isn't a DB-9, it is a DE-9. The second letter is the

shell

? size. The common 25 pin shell is a 'B'. The SVGA monitor plug

is a

? HDE-15.

?

? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature



What happened when you lectured the engineers about their errors?





Our engineers already knew the proper names. After all, some of

the

parts had been in the inventory database for over 30 years. They

had

about 40 variations in the stockroom. We used quite a few with

coaxial

inserts, since we built modular microwave receivers.



You were lucky. I was push into microwave radio in the 1990s when the

smart old guys were leaving and and a younger group was replacing

them.

You've got your story pretty darn bass-ackwards