connector conspiracy
[probably came into prominence wit h t he appearance of t he KL-10 (one model of t he href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=PDP-10">PDP-10), none of w hose connectors matc hed anyt hing else]. T he tendency of manufacturers (or, by extension, programmers or purveyors of anyt hing) to come up wit h new products t hat don' t fit toget her wit h t he old stuff, t hereby making you buy eit her all new stuff or expensive interface devices. T he KL-10 Massbus connector was actually *patented* by href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=DEC">DEC, w hic h reputedly refused to licence t he design and t hus effectively locked t hird parties out of competition for t he lucrative Massbus perip herals market. T his policy is a source of never-ending frustration for t he die hards w ho maintain older PDP-10 or VAX systems. T heir href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=CPU">CPUs work fine, but t hey are stuck wit h dying, obsolescent disk and tape drives wit h low capacity and hig h power requirements. A closely related p henomenon, wit h a slig htly different intent, is t he habit manufacturers have of inventing new screw heads so t hat only Designated Persons, possessing t he magic screwdrivers, can remove covers and make repairs or install options. Older Apple href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Macintosh">Macintoshes took t his one step furt her, requiring not only a hex wrenc h but a specialised case-cracking tool to open t he box. In t hese latter days of open-systems computing t his term has fallen somew hat into disuse, to be replaced by t he observation t hat "Standards are great! T here are so *many* of t hem to c hoose from!" Compare href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=backward combatability">backward combatability. [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Jargon File">Jargon File] In addition suitable contents: [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=134">= ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=262">ad ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=396">ag ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=411">ai ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=433">al ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=544">am ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=592">an ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=683">app ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=740">ar ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=743">arc ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=759">arg ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=800">as ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=894">at ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=996">av ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1026">b ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1034">ba ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1078">backward combatability ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1181">be ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1269">bi ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1334">bit ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1444">bo ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1521">box ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1606">bs ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1672">bus ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1695">by ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1708">C ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1724">ca ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1813">capacity ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=1844">case ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2001">ch ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2099">ci ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2136">ck ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2138">cl ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2247">co ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2330">com ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2538">computing ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2545">con ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2594">connect ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2767">CP ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2786">CPU ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2791">cr ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2793">cracking ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2941">cy ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=2976">D ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=3151">de ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=3176">DEC ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=3304">design ] [ 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href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4171">es ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4199">et ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4354">extension ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4379">fact ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4497">fi ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4520">file ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4700">fo ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4727">for ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=4828">fr ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5057">ge ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5134">gh ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5141">gi ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5205">gn ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5291">gr ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5434">h ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5540">hat ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5611">hex ] [ 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href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6620">Jargon File ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6760">K ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6789">ke ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6822">ki ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6904">kw ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6918">la ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7023">ld ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7091">Lex ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7107">li ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7351">lose ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7399">ls ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7415">lu ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7441">ly ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7457">M ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7463">ma ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7465">Mac ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7521">magic ] [ 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href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8787">nu ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8820">O ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8964">om ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9014">op ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9019">open ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9097">option ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9204">pa ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9430">PD ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9445">PDP ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9446">PDP-10 ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9457">pe ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9498">peripheral ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9550">ph ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9651">pl ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=9908">pr ] [ href="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10012">product ] [ 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