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From: bryan@mothra.cs.utexas.edu (Bryan Bayerdorffer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Silly B2000 trivia
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Date: 5 Apr 88 19:20:27 GMT
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In article <784@esunix.UUCP> blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) writes:
=-Also, there is this incredibly ugly blob on the mouse cable next to
=-the DB9 connector. It's about 0.5" in diameter and 1.5" long. White heat
=-shrink over something round and hard, with a cable tie on one end.
=-What the heck is this here for? Surge protection on the mouse??? 
=-Will anything break when I cut it off after my warranty expires?

	Obviously, you haven't been keeping up with the latest developments in
computer engineering.  All the newest computers, including the Amiga 2000,
are hermetically sealed and internally pressurized with SDP-RSN vapor, a foul-
smelling gas which, according to the manufacturer, "makes your hard disk spin
really really fast, and the trans-relativistic effects near the disk edge cause
the data to enter the appropriate buffer even before the device driver 
receives the i/o request.  Really!  Honest!"
	The ugly blob is a high-pressure seal (patented by Apple--they're suing)
whose purpose is to keep the vapor from leaking out at the junction of the
mouse cord and plug.  If you're like me, and don't mind the loss of the vapor,
then you can perform the following removal procedure:

	1. Face Washington D.C. and thumb your nose in the general direction of
	   the FCC.
	
	2. Cut off the plastic tie and the heat shrink casing.

	3. With an expression of evil glee on your face, grasp a hammer and
	   smash the exposed ferrite donuts to tiny bits.

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