Well, one does get those keyed bi-directional connectors which are half pins, half holes... anyway, the whole terminology did give rise to those fantastic port adaptors which converted sockets to pins and pins to sockets... gender benders they were known as. That'll be right out nowadays! I've still got a little line of them on the shelf in office - stencilled with the manufacturer designation too. Wonder if that offends any visitors? Maybe I should get rid of them into a box? Barely see a parallel or serial socket in use now.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
