[Gllug] [OT] CAMAC parallel cables

[John Hearns]

On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 11:11, Richard Jones wrote:
> Does anyone remember CAMAC?  That had a truly evil parallel cabling
> system.  The cables cost hundreds of pounds each and had to be wired
> by hand.

Yup. I've programmed CAMAC controllers.
I used CAMAC for the readout of a calorimeter test rig at Rutherford
Labs.
I never had to wire the cables though.

ps. phycisits rule of thumb. Light travles a foot per nanosecond.

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