23 Aug
2001
23 Aug
'01
11 a.m.
OBOffTopic: I went to the local mom & pop computer
store to pick up some
cables I needed for the SS1. I also needed an ethernet transciever. When
I asked the PFY behind the counter for one, I got a blank look and
"huh?" for my trouble. I tried again, "I need an AUI to 10BaseT
converter." His witty response was of course, "Huh?". *sigh*
"Look,
it's a little box about 2 inches long, an inch wide and has an RJ45 jack
on one end and a male joystick connector on the other." After yet another
blank look, I gave up. I'll get one from someplace else. I may bring it
back along with a DEC vampire tap and show him what they used in "olden
times". Ye gods.
I wish I'd seen this earlier. I'll send you one with the replacement
foot.
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Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
School Zones: Man's attempt to thwart natural selection.