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What is that cable for? - husmann - 10-10-2018 10:48 PM
Hi,
some time ago I bought a small smorgasbord of HP calculator accessories. It contains a cable, which I do not know (see photos). That cable is only 2-pin, so it is probably a power supply cable. It is also some kind of extension cable, because plug and socket match. The previous owner says that it belongs to a HP-41. Any ideas?
Wolfgang
RE: What is that cable for? - jwhsu - 10-10-2018 10:54 PM
(10-10-2018 10:48 PM)husmann Wrote: Hi,
some time ago I bought a small smorgasbord of HP calculator accessories. It contains a cable, which I do not know (see photos). That cable is only 2-pin, so it is probably a power supply cable. It is also some kind of extension cable, because plug and socket match. The previous owner says that it belongs to a HP-41. Any ideas?
Wolfgang
These look like HP-IL cables. There are used for connecting HP-IL compatible devices (printer, disk drive, RS-232 interface, etc.)
RE: What is that cable for? - burkhard - 10-11-2018 01:12 AM
(10-10-2018 10:54 PM)jwhsu Wrote:(10-10-2018 10:48 PM)husmann Wrote: Hi,
some time ago I bought a small smorgasbord of HP calculator accessories. It contains a cable, which I do not know (see photos). That cable is only 2-pin, so it is probably a power supply cable. It is also some kind of extension cable, because plug and socket match. The previous owner says that it belongs to a HP-41. Any ideas?
Wolfgang
These look like HP-IL cables. There are used for connecting HP-IL compatible devices (printer, disk drive, RS-232 interface, etc.)
Yup, HP-IL. Those could have been used with a 41 or with a few other things (71B, 75C/D, ...), but in any event the previous owner is correct.
There's a picture here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-IL
RE: What is that cable for? - Massimo Gnerucci - 10-11-2018 06:29 AM
All you need to know about HP-IL, and then some... (Thanks a lot Sylvain!)
:)
RE: What is that cable for? - husmann - 10-11-2018 10:44 AM
Thanks for the help.