----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Hilpert" <hilp...@cs.ubc.ca> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 11:56 AM Subject: Re: Power cable identification
On 2016-Jun-25, at 8:09 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: > What is the name of the rounded, 3-pin power connector often seen on early > test equipment (I've seen it on older HP and Fluke stuff)? > I have an S-100 chassis that inexplicably uses one, despite dating from 1982 > or so. Is it a Cromemco? Inexplicable is right. The Cromemco Z2 S100 chassis from 1978 used them, I don't know what they were thinking using it that late, unless they got a deal on a mass clearout. ============ Are you sure it was a Cromemco Z2? If so, it must have been a really old one; I've seen quite a few Z2s in my time and they all had/have modern IEC type line cord connectors. m
