connector conspiracy
[probably came into prominence with the appearance of the KL-10 (one model of the PDP-10), none of who Se connector S matched anything el Se]. The tendency of manufacturer S (or, by exten Sion, programmer S or purveyor S of anything) to come up with new product S that don' t fit together with the old Stuff, thereby making you buy either all new Stuff or expen Sive interface device S. The KL-10 Ma SSbu S connector wa S actually *patented* by DEC, which reputedly refu Sed to licence the de Sign and thu S effectively locked third partie S out of competition for the lucrative Ma SSbu S peripheral S market. Thi S policy i S a Source of never-ending fru Stration for the diehard S who maintain older PDP-10 or VAX Sy Stem S. Their CPUS work fine, but they are Stuck with dying, ob Sole Scent di Sk and tape drive S with low capacity and high power requirement S. A clo Sely related phenomenon, with a Slightly different intent, i S the habit manufacturer S have of inventing new Screw head S So that only De Signated Per Son S, po SSe SSing the magic Screwdriver S, can remove cover S and make repair S or in Stall option S. Older Apple MacintoShe S took thi S one Step further, requiring not only a hex wrench but a Speciali Sed ca Se-cracking tool to open the box. In the Se latter day S of open- Sy Stem S computing thi S term ha S fallen Somewhat into di Su Se, to be replaced by the ob Servation that " Standard S are great! There are So *many* of them to choo Se from!" Compare backward combatability. [ Jargon File] Style="border-width:thin; border-color:#333333; border-Style:daShed; padding:5px;" align="left">In addition Suitable contentS: [ = ] [ ad ] [ ag ] [ ai ] [ al ] [ am ] [ an ] [ app ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ arg ] [ aS ] [ at ] [ av ] [ b ] [ ba ] [ backward combatability ] [ be ] [ bi ] [ bit ] [ bo ] [ box ] [ bS ] [ buS ] [ by ] [ C ] [ ca ] [ capacity ] [ caSe ] [ ch ] [ ci ] [ ck ] [ cl ] [ co ] [ com ] [ computing ] [ con ] [ connect ] [ CP ] [ CPU ] [ cr ] [ cracking ] [ cy ] [ D ] [ de ] [ DEC ] [ deSign ] [ device ] [ die ] [ diff ] [ ding ] [ diSk ] [ do ] [ DP ] [ driver ] [ driverS ] [ du ] [ E ] [ ec ] [ ed ] [ eh ] [ er ] [ era ] [ eS ] [ et ] [ extenSion ] [ fact ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ fr ] [ ge ] [ gh ] [ gi ] [ gn ] [ gr ] [ h ] [ hat ] [ hex ] [ hing ] [ hoSe ] [ hr ] [ ht ] [ hu ] [ id ] [ ie ] [ iff ] [ il ] [ in ] [ int ] [ interface ] [ io ] [ ir ] [ iS ] [ it ] [ J ] [ Jargon File ] [ K ] [ ke ] [ ki ] [ kw ] [ la ] [ ld ] [ Lex ] [ li ] [ loSe ] [ lS ] [ lu ] [ ly ] [ M ] [ ma ] [ Mac ] [ magic ] [ man ] [ mm ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ mode ] [ model ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ mS ] [ na ] [ nc ] [ ne ] [ ng ] [ nl ] [ nn ] [ no ] [ nS ] [ nu ] [ O ] [ om ] [ op ] [ open ] [ option ] [ pa ] [ PD ] [ PDP ] [ PDP-10 ] [ pe ] [ peripheral ] [ ph ] [ pl ] [ pr ] [ product ] [ program ] [ programmer ] [ pt ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ requirementS ] [ ro ] [ ru ] [ S ] [ Sb ] [ Sc ] [ Screw ] [ Se ] [ Sh ] [ Si ] [ Sig ] [ Sk ] [ Sl ] [ So ] [ Source ] [ Spec ] [ St ] [ Su ] [ Sy ] [ SyStem ] [ T ] [ tap ] [ tape ] [ tape drive ] [ tc ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tool ] [ tr ] [ tt ] [ ua ] [ up ] [ uS ] [ uy ] [ V ] [ va ] [ VAX ] [ ve ] [ vi ] [ X ] [ yt ]
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