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Subject: Special reward for Ethernet xceiver cable designer
Message-ID: <44078@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>
Date: Mon, 31-Aug-87 09:37:16 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 31 09:37:16 1987
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Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA
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I suspect that many of you out there share my belief that
if there is in fact any justice in this world, there is
a special place in Hell reserved for the person who
design the bloody clip which is claimed to hold a
transciever cable in place at either end.

This is certainly one of the worst industrial designs
ever conceived and sets some kind of new record
for the damage done by standards committees.

So, with my speen appropriately vented, does anyone
out there have any good suggestions for dealing with
these rotten blighters??  I have considered SuperGlue,
but we reconfigure hardware too often.  I really wish 
Apple's D-connectors with the long Jackscrews had
come along, but alas, I guess we are stuck with the
current state of affairs.

How do you tell a customer they should simply expect
to have to screw with the cables on a regular basis??
"Just wiggle it until 'ie0: No Carrier' stops coming out."

What do other people do??

	-Mike O'Dell