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In article <38...@alliant.Alliant.COM> we...@alliant.Alliant.COM (Ric Werme) writes:
>I was chatting with my father a while back, I think me must have been talking
>about Ethernet, and he mentioned that when BNC connectors first appeared, he
>and his coworkers called them "Baby N Connectors".  It dawned on me I never
>heard what BNC stands for, and that Baby N was as good as any.

I have been in the broadcast TV businees for about 10 years, and we use 
BNC connectors. I have asked several suppiers what BNC stood for, and the 
only "intellegent" answer I got was British Normal Connector. I have
no reason to trust this explanation, but on the possibility that this has
a shred of truth in it (truth from a connector salesman?), I thought that
I would add my 2 cents. 

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I always thought BNC came from Bayonet Connectors.  Years ago
there used to be a lightbulb base style (maybe there still is)
with two raised nubs on the bulb (just like the BNC male?).  The
bulb holder had 2 L shaped cuts and was spring loaded.  You 
inserted the bulb and gave a 1/4 turn.  Same mechanism, slightly
different instatiation.

>From article <38...@alliant.Alliant.COM>, by we...@Alliant.COM (Ric Werme):

> It dawned on me I never heard what BNC stands for ...

BNC are NC connectors wity bayonet attachments.  There are also TNC
connectors with the same NC interior, but threaded outer bushings to
hold them in place.  Now the question reduces to, what does the NC in
BNC and TNC stand for?  Beats me.

I can say that prior to the introduction of BNC connectors (early to mid
1960's?) the dominant connectors for coax cable were GR connectors.
GR stood for General Radio, and the connectors were about twice the size
of BNC connectors, with a threaded bushing to lock them into place.

				Doug Jones
				jo...@herky.cs.uiowa.edu

In article <38...@alliant.Alliant.COM> we...@alliant.Alliant.COM (Ric Werme) writes:
{... W]hen BNC connectors first appeared, he
>and his coworkers called them "Baby N Connectors".

		 Eric J Werme 

Try "Bayonet N Connector."

						phil

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In article <12...@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> jo...@pyrite.cs.uiowa.edu (Douglas W. Jones,201H MLH,3193350740,3193382879) writes:
>>From article <38...@alliant.Alliant.COM>, by we...@Alliant.COM (Ric Werme):
>I can say that prior to the introduction of BNC connectors (early to mid
>1960's?) the dominant connectors for coax cable were GR connectors.
>GR stood for General Radio, and the connectors were about twice the size
>of BNC connectors, with a threaded bushing to lock them into place.

My memory is somewhat sketchy about this, but it seems to me that what
you are referring to were called UHF connectors. The GR connector was a large
"unisex" connector (the shield part was a spring clip that alternated being
the inside and the outside, the inner conductor was done the same way, so
any GR connector could connect to any other).

At any rate, maybe some one could verify either of our memories.

There was also a "GR plug", which was a dual banana plug that had banana
sockets on top so they could be stacked. And I suppose for completeness
one should mention the still common "RCA plug" or phono(graph) plug, which
should not be confused with the (Bell Tele)phone plug, which now only seems
to be found in its mini- form.

Tom Almy
to...@tekgvs.labs.tek.com
Standard Disclaimers Apply

In article <38...@alliant.Alliant.COM> we...@alliant.Alliant.COM (Ric Werme) writes:
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 A load of old COBOLers.

(Collective noun for "senior COBOL programmer" from _The Devil's DP
Dictionary_.  Funny only if you're British. (-: )

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In article <12...@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> jo...@pyrite.cs.uiowa.edu (Douglas W. Jones,201H MLH,3193350740,3193382879) writes:
>I can say that prior to the introduction of BNC connectors (early to mid
>1960's?) the dominant connectors for coax cable were GR connectors.
>GR stood for General Radio, and the connectors were about twice the size
>of BNC connectors, with a threaded bushing to lock them into place.
>				Doug Jones

BNC connectors have been around since WWII or so, though the larger UHF
and N [both for half-inch coax] were more common back then.  The hermaphroditic
GR connectors were in my experience used mostly for UHF and instrumentation.

This discussion recycles fairly often in sci.electronics and probably is
better off there.

[obfolk: The Computer Museum in Boston has some hunks of the original
Whirlwind on display.  The computer was made up of modules, each holding
a dozen or so tubes.  The data paths between the modules were BNC-terminated
coax.  When the machine was dismantled, the wreckers were in such a hurry that
they just chopped the cables off, where their severed ends hang to this day.]

							phil

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In article <38...@alliant.Alliant.COM> we...@alliant.Alliant.COM (Ric Werme) writes:
>I was chatting with my father a while back, I think me must have been talking
>about Ethernet, and he mentioned that when BNC connectors first appeared, he
>and his coworkers called them "Baby N Connectors".  It dawned on me I never
>heard what BNC stands for, and that Baby N was as good as any.  Dad had never
>worried what BNC stood for before, but we're both curious now.
>Anyone out there old enough to know for sure?

BNC stands for Berkeley Neucleonics Corporation which is the name
of the company which first made them.  This is similar to the use
of the term "RCA Jack" for a phono plug.

Robert Cousins
Dept. Mgr, Workstation Dev't.
Data General Corp.

Speaking for myself alone.

OK so maybe BNC stands for Bayonet N connector.  How was N chosen?
There are also F connectors.  I assume there may be others.
In gerneral are the letters meaningful?

In article <3...@dg.dg.com> uunet!dg!rec (Robert Cousins) writes:
>BNC stands for Berkeley Neucleonics Corporation which is the name
>of the company which first made them.  This is similar to the use
>of the term "RCA Jack" for a phono plug.

>Robert Cousins



Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation was founded, according to my AEA directory,
in 1963.  The BNC connector has been in regular use since 1945 at the very
earliest.

I agree with you about "RCA jack" and implicitly "GR connector."

							phil

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I just found this newsgroup, and at a good time.  I enjoy reading all
the little tidbits of folklore that appear in here.  I was wondering
if you could send me some of your favorite pieces of folklore that you
have heard that are related to computers.  I personally have heard all
kinds, and would like to perhaps do a writeup on it.  If you could,
I'd appreciate it if anybody with a piece of folklore would mail it to
me, standard folklore format (see bottom).  May I point out that I
don't plan to make money from this, and names will be withheld by
request.  Thank you very much.

	M Darrin Chaney

bitnet:   mdchaney@iubacs
internet: mdch...@rose.ucs.indiana.edu
          mdch...@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu

The form:

    The actual story as you best remember it

    Your Name
         Age
         Sex
         Race or Ethnic group (Caucasian, African-American, Chinese...)
         Place of Birth
         Place where you live now
         Address and telephone number, for the record (but not needed)
         Occupation
         Education

    Place where you heard the story
    Do you believe the story?

Note that the only information included in the writeup will be the
contributor's age, sex, place of birth, current place of living,
occupation, and education.  Everything else is just for stats, etc...

Thank you very much.