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28pin IDC / ribbon cable conectors do not exist?
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Yansi:
Yes, there is a benefit, because a 34pin IDC connector on an instrument with only 24 or 28 pins used looks like a



I would also like to ask you wraper if you do not have anything to say to the topic, please keep your fingers out of the keyboard.
wraper:

--- Quote from: Yansi on December 02, 2018, 07:49:46 pm ---Yes, there is a benefit, because a 34pin IDC connector on an instrument with only 24 or 28 pins used looks like a



I would also like to ask you wraper if you do not have anything to say to the topic, please keep your fingers out of the keyboard.

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As already said, use them for GND and power. Nobody would even notice. If you design in something obscure, there are high chances people will curse you later.
wraper:

--- Quote from: Yansi on December 02, 2018, 07:49:46 pm ---I would also like to ask you wraper if you do not have anything to say to the topic, please keep your fingers out of the keyboard.

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Yeah, and arguing that unused pins are ugly is certainly very important and useful  :horse:.
Benta:

--- Quote from: Yansi on December 02, 2018, 07:49:46 pm ---Yes, there is a benefit, because a 34pin IDC connector on an instrument with only 24 or 28 pins used looks like a



I would also like to ask you wraper if you do not have anything to say to the topic, please keep your fingers out of the keyboard.

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I appreciate that for you it's an aesthetic problem. On the other hand, this is done all the time, and has been for the last 30 years.

Another aspect: there are also 32-pin DIP ROMs, are they out of scope?. Personally, I'd go for the 34-pin IDC. Easy to source and cheap.

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