alz@tc.fluke.COM (Al Weiss) (10/30/90)
>I've heard that the Sun "micro-miniature SCSI" connectors are made by >Honda. I've also been told that 3M now makes an equivalent connector. >AMP (Amphenol) also makes them, since they are on the cables I have ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ Years ago I was under the impression that AMP and Amphenol were the same thing. That was until I called AMP to get a price quote on an Amphenol connector. Oops! The AMP person politely but firmly "corrected" me to embarrasment. :-) So, to avoid your own red-face syndrome: Amphenol, 2122 York Rd, Oak Brook IL 60521 AMP Inc, Harrisburg PA 17055 717-564-0100 (may not be up to date) Al -- Al Weiss alz@tc.fluke.com 206-356-5252 John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. MS-269E PO Box 9090 Everett, WA 98206-9090 USA
chris@com50.c2s.mn.org (Chris Johnson) (11/01/90)
In article <1990Oct29.163547.4065@tc.fluke.COM> alz@tc.fluke.COM (Al Weiss) writes: >>I've heard that the Sun "micro-miniature SCSI" connectors are made by >>Honda. I've also been told that 3M now makes an equivalent connector. >>AMP (Amphenol) also makes them, since they are on the cables I have > ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ > >Years ago I was under the impression that AMP and Amphenol were the >same thing. That was until I called AMP to get a price quote on an >Amphenol connector. Oops! The AMP person politely but firmly >"corrected" me to embarrasment. :-) > >So, to avoid your own red-face syndrome: >Amphenol, 2122 York Rd, Oak Brook IL 60521 >AMP Inc, Harrisburg PA 17055 717-564-0100 >(may not be up to date) Urp! You are quite right. I even knew that once upon a time. It seems like with names and product lines so similar, it would be impossible -- one company or the other would be forced to change their name. Anyway, the connectors I have here are AMP! -- ...Chris Johnson chris@c2s.mn.org ..uunet!bungia!com50!chris Com Squared Systems, Inc. St. Paul, MN USA +1 612 452 9522