[150147] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay Ashworth)
Fri Feb 17 19:10:04 2012
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:09:03 -0500 (EST)
From: Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com>
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aled Morris" <aledm@qix.co.uk>
> On 17 February 2012 18:43, Eric Tykwinski <eric-list@truenet.com>
> wrote:
>
> > +1 for GBICs, SFPs
> You'll need to be carrying a lot of loose change then :-)
In fact, vending machines with builtin card readers and radio credit card
validation are stock items these days.
> My ideal vending machine would dispense Cat5e by the foot, the more you
> pull the more you pay, RJ45 plugs in pairs, and a crimp tool on a long
> chain (like the way you buy chain in a hardware store)
"in pairs" is nice; chained crimper -- or more likely "we'll authorize your
card for $60; if you give us back the crimper, we'll only settle for $5".
Not sure how much trouble "cable by the foot" would be, but I like it.
Cheers,
-- jra
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Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com
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