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Power Cables and monitor power extention cable (2 blade NEMA 5-15P and 3 blade PH-386)
Serial Cable (mini DIN-8 on both ends) for printer or networking of 2 macs
Modem Cable (mini DIN-8 on one end, DB-25 style on other)
ADB Cable (mini DIN-4 on both ends) for keyboard
Monitor Cable (DB-15 style on both ends) is the most common style
PC Monitor Cables with HD-15 style connectors may be needed for G4s or PC monitors
Localtalk Cable (mini DIN-3 on both ends) for links between Apple Localtalk adapters
RJ45 Ethernet cable - for most CPU to hub connections (get category 5 cable)
RJ45 crossover Ethernet cable - allows two Ethernet ready devices to talk without a hub
Thin Wire Ethernet (Thinnet) RG58 Coax Network Cable with BNC on both ends
SCSI cables - used for peripherals such as drives and scanners (many types e.g.)
USB Cable - used for most i-Mac, G3 and G4 peripherals (USB-A on one end, UBS-B on other)
FireWire Cable - used on newest G4s for drives (6-pin on each end)
4 conductor translucent Molex style internal drive power cable (often a Y style)
SCSI drive internal ribbon cable IDC-50 (Berg) on both ends
IDE drive internal ribbon cable IDC-40 (Berg) on both ends (may need 80 conductor version for fast drives)
Floppy drive internal ribbon cable IDC-20 (Berg) on both ends (color coding varies)
AV macs may require cables with S-video, RCA and subminature plugs for audio or video connections
HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter for Powebook SCSI disk mode (Part Number: M2539LL/A),
HDI-29 SCSI System Cable for PowerBook-to-SCSI connection (Part Number: M2538LL/A).
Many other styles are available from cable specialists:
A2Z Cables CableMakers CompuCable DataAccessories Lashen.com SCSI Cables ScsiCablesandMore SCSI Masters S-Videotorca TMC SCSI
Black Box -has an interesting (and challenging) Cable Wizard)
Modem Adapter - goes from mini-Din-8 to DB-25 style, modem cable more common
PC Monitor adapter - goes from HD-15 style to DB-15 style
DVI to ADC Monitor adapter for digital video conversion
Monitor "pigtail" for AudioVision built-in connector - goes from HDI-45 to DB-15 style
Localtalk adapters - from Apple or third party like PhoneNet or QuickNet
AAUI Ethernet Tranceivers - to accomodate an RJ45 connector when you have an AAUI conncector
FireWire to SCSI Adapters - to run SCSI drives or devices really fast from a newer CPU
USB to SCSI Adapters - to run older drives or devices from a newer CPU
USB to PS/2 Adapter - to allow use of cheap PC keyboards and mice on Macs
USB to ADB Adapters - to allow older ADB devices to work on newer CPU
USB or FireWire Adapter cards (or combo card) to run new perifpherals from old equipment
IDE adapter card to run cheaper IDE drives from older equipment
SCSI I to SCSI II Adapters - to hook newer SCSI II drives to older equipment
SCSI I or SCSI II to SCSI III Adapters - to hook newest SCSI III drives to older equipment
LocalTalk to Ethernet adapter - to run older LocalTalk devices from newer Macs
Geoport Telecom Adapter - (mini DIN-9 serial cable to two RJ45 jacks)
SCSI Terminator, PhoneNet Terminator and BNC Terminator