[159045] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Adams)
Thu Dec 20 14:04:14 2012
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:48:25 -0600
From: Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
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Once upon a time, Tom Morris <blueneon@gmail.com> said:
> Boy would I ever love an ethernet connector that works like Apple's
> MagSafe... or at least just kinda friction fits like USB... THOSE
> TABS...
Please, NO! Connectors without a positive locking mechanism should just
die (and that includes IEC power connectors).
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Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
