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Re: What is that! for a cable?
« on: June 29, 2005, 12:52:08 PM »
It isn't a MIDI interface because a MIDI cable has 5 pins not 7.
 

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Re: What is that! for a cable?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2005, 01:14:35 PM »
It could be a BTX decoder, some kind of online teletext used in Germany? See The Big Book of Amiga Hardware.
 

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Re: What is that! for a cable?
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2005, 04:02:17 PM »
@Speelgoedmannetje

It's definitely not a MIDI interface because it's physically impossible to connect MIDI gear to that cable. I should know, I've got lots of MIDI stuff connected to my A4k.

MIDI cable layout:

 

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Re: What is that! for a cable?
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2005, 05:35:13 PM »
@hakker

You're welcome :-)