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From: mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Murphy and my computer
Message-ID: <397@sii.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 08:51:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 08:51:41 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 3-Jun-85 00:32:26 EDT
Organization: Software Innovations, Nashua NH
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Personal observations on cabling computer equipment:

1) When you construct a new RS232 cable, the required pin connections
   are different than any other cable you've ever made.

1a) When you are done, you find that you have at least 2 wires backwards.
1b) Correcting this causes one of them to break, which means you have to
    recut and resolder all wires on that end.

2) No matter how you first attempt to plug in your DB25 connector, you
   will find that you have it backwards.

2a) Rotating the connector, you find that you had it right the first time.
2b) Returning to the original orientation causes one of the wires to
    break.  See "1b)".

Mark Mallett
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