From: Ethan Dicks (ethan.dicks_at_gmail.com)
Date: 2007-11-07 00:28:33
On 11/7/07, Jim Brain <brain@jbrain.com> wrote:
> My thought was the cost of finding the connectors. For a user port, you
> could rob an old modem (though I generally discourage hacking antique
> CBM items, I can make an exception for any 1660 variant). The cassette
> port is a bit harder to find, though game carts exist in the plenty. As
> well, a small PCB with just the card edge is a mere buck to produce and
> sell for those who want a nice looking setup.
I don't recall either the 6-pin (cassette port, single-sided) or the
24-pin (user port, double-sided) connectors being particularly
difficult to find. They aren't as inexpensive as, say, a DE9 or DB25,
but they are still being made, AFAIK.
The usual places I start with are Jameco, Digikey, and Mouser. The
connectors are ordinary 0.154" spacing edge connectors.
-ethan
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