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Printer Gender Changer (same as Roller Controller Power Adapter with Pin mod)

TRISYD VIDEO GAMES · Printer and Supplies
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Catalogue IDHW-0428
ManufacturerTRISYD VIDEO GAMES
Person or teamSyd Carter
TypePrinter and Supplies (Printer)
PlatformColecoVision
StatusReleased

Notes

A gender changer for the ADAM's printer connection - and, as this entry's own title records, the same part as a Roller Controller power adapter with one pin altered.

What it does

  • Turns a male connector into a female one or the other way about, so two cables or devices that carry the same signals but the wrong plugs can be joined.

Why that matters

  • It says the two parts are physically the same thing differently wired, which is exactly the kind of knowledge that exists only in a community and disappears with it.
  • It also means one can be made from the other, which is useful now that neither is manufactured.