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From: rfarris@serene.UUCP (Rick Farris)
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Subject: Re: The Origin of Coax Connector Names: BNC & TNC
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Date: 4 Dec 89 20:27:02 GMT
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In article <1787@accuvax.nwu.edu> GREEN@wharton.upenn.edu (Scott D. Green) 
writes:

> ... that the BNC conncector is so named because it is a Berry Nice
> Connector.

We always called them "Baby N Connectors" and "Tiny N Connectors"...


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