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From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Phone Hookup for American PC in Scotland
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Date: 27 Mar 91 01:19:07 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 243, Message 13 of 14

One problem I have with US-style phone jacks is that little plastic
spring that keeps the plug in the socket is always breaking off. I've
bought a crimping tool just so I can replace the buggers without
throwing out twenty feet of perfectly good cord.


(peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com)