[5433] in Kerberos
jumping cables
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Engman)
Wed Jun 28 12:27:37 1995
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 95 12:13:11 EDT
From: engman@wwck.xyplex.com (Dave Engman)
To: kerberos@MIT.EDU
I asked our technical guru about jumping cables and here's his reply:
I think that a "jumping cable" is what you get when you cross a silkworm
with a Mexican Jumping bean and then feed it a high-Silica diet.
It spins a caccoon of optical-grade fiber that vibrates at such an
extreme rate that it is impossible to attach a tap or inline splice.
Only legitimate licensed installers know the trick of dipping the ends
in Tequila, slowing down the vibrations enough to allow a connector to
be attached.
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Dave Engman Xyplex, Inc 295 Foster St. Littleton, MA 01460
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