HDI-30 Part Number?
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I suspect there were multiple manufacturers for HDI-30 ports and plugs over the years. I found some reference to Hosiden manufacturing them, though they (perhaps unsurprisingly) don't seem to any more. (Fun fact: it looks like IBM used it on one of its portable PS/2 models!) I've found that Apple's hardware developer notes will often call out specific connector part numbers when only one manufacturer makes them, such as the external floppy connector for the PowerBook 2400c (Molex 2629-2611). Here's a good repository of PowerBook dev notes, maybe an example part number is included in one of them?
I couldn't find the exact one, only one that had the same pin layout. However the pin sizes might be different. After scouring a ton of 30 pin connectors the only one that seems to match is by Amphenol FCI. Part number is 52057-102LF (at mouser). FCI has a whole 'Metral' series of backplane connectors, however these are much newer than the HDI-30 so I'm not sure it would even fit.
Keywords to look for are "5 row" and "6 pos", as those denote the pin layouts of various connectors.
Further research opportunities:
* Email various connector companies (see also their HDI-30 page) as well as TE connectivity
* Try to find Apple's HDI-20 floppy connector manufacturer, as its probably the same (its 4 row 5 pos). Alternately the HDI-45 video connector
* "Square DIN" might get you somewhere but I didn't find anything with it in a quick search. Also, HDI-30 is slightly rectangular.
* Find out what the name of the metal cage(?) surrounding the pins is, that might narrow search (it can't just be 'plug' can it?)
* This is likely a legacy connector not used anymore so that might need to be included.
This was an interesting read on Amiga's weird square power connector.
Keywords to look for are "5 row" and "6 pos", as those denote the pin layouts of various connectors.
Further research opportunities:
* Email various connector companies (see also their HDI-30 page) as well as TE connectivity
* Try to find Apple's HDI-20 floppy connector manufacturer, as its probably the same (its 4 row 5 pos). Alternately the HDI-45 video connector
* "Square DIN" might get you somewhere but I didn't find anything with it in a quick search. Also, HDI-30 is slightly rectangular.
* Find out what the name of the metal cage(?) surrounding the pins is, that might narrow search (it can't just be 'plug' can it?)
* This is likely a legacy connector not used anymore so that might need to be included.
This was an interesting read on Amiga's weird square power connector.
I'm afraid the FCI one doesn't have the correct pitch, looking at the drawings. I remember looking at those without much luck either.
Which one did you need Ron, cause I'm planning on recreating a male one, but I wasn't thinking about the female part. I suppose I could look into it too.
Which one did you need Ron, cause I'm planning on recreating a male one, but I wasn't thinking about the female part. I suppose I could look into it too.
Ok, now you'll make me think about it all night long instead of sleeping… I have a plan… 
Btw, I already had measurements taken, the horizontal pitch is (11+7.8)/(2*(6-1)) = 1.88mm and the vertical pitch (4.5+7.3)/(2*(5-1)) = 1.475 … which I'd round to 1.5mm.
Btw, I already had measurements taken, the horizontal pitch is (11+7.8)/(2*(6-1)) = 1.88mm and the vertical pitch (4.5+7.3)/(2*(5-1)) = 1.475 … which I'd round to 1.5mm.