26 Nov
2011
26 Nov
'11
11:57 a.m.
I went into a hardware shop recently and asked for an
IEC lead. I got blank
Well, of course there are many connectors covered by vairous IEC
standards. Enen if you specify IEC 320, there are still quite a few types
(including the 'kettle plug', figure of 8 connector used on low-power
radios, etc
looks until I said "you know, a kettle
lead", then they knew immediately
what I wanted :-)
Reminds me of the time I asked for an ST412-interfaced hard drive (back
when such things were common). After I got puzzled look I decided to use
the oommon, albeit incorect name of 'MFM hard drive' and got what I wanted.
Or the time I walked into an hardware (not as in computer) shop and asked
for a tube of isocyano-acryllic hydro-copolymerising adhesive. After the
blank look I realised what I has said and asked for 'a tube of
superglue, pelase'.
-tony