PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
by Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson

The unconfirmed error reports are from readers.  They have not yet been 
approved or disproved by the author or editor and represent solely the
opinion of the reader.

Here's a key to the markup:
        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification

This page was updated March 27, 2007.


UNCONFIRMED  errors and comments from readers: 

{364}  4th paragraph "serial";
The connector commonly (and incorrectly) referred to as a DB9M and DB9M are really
DE-9P, and DE-9S. The connector is a (D) series subminiature connector, (E) size
shell, (9) contacts, (P)in [male] or (S)ocket [female].

The common sizes, using standard density #20 contacts, are: DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-
50, and DE-9.

Other common sizes and configurations include: DB-13W3 (size B shell, 13 #20
contacts, 3 coaxial), commonly used on Sun monitors.

errors also present on:

pp 324, paragraph 2 (DB15 should be DA-15),

pp 249 (the high density SCSI connectors are not members of the D series, although
some earlier SCSI interfaces used DB-25 and DD-50 connectors, in addition to the 50
pin AMP connector similar to those used for parallel printer interfaces.)

source: ITT/Cannon catalog literature - 1968-present.