> OBOffTopic: I went to the local mom & pop computer store to pick up some
> cables I needed for the SS1. I also needed an ethernet transciever. When
> I asked the PFY behind the counter for one, I got a blank look and
> "huh?" for my trouble. I tried again, "I need an AUI to 10BaseT
> converter." His witty response was of course, "Huh?". *sigh* "Look,
> it's a little box about 2 inches long, an inch wide and has an RJ45 jack
> on one end and a male joystick connector on the other." After yet another
> blank look, I gave up. I'll get one from someplace else. I may bring it
> back along with a DEC vampire tap and show him what they used in "olden
> times". Ye gods.
I wish I'd seen this earlier. I'll send you one with the replacement
foot.
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Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
School Zones: Man's attempt to thwart natural selection.
Received on Thu Aug 23 2001 - 11:00:19 BST