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Re: Worst design decisions?


From: David Barak <thegameiam () yahoo com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:46:33 -0700 (PDT)



--- Matt <acheron () qwest net> wrote:
I've got a couple others in my head from 3Com and a
couple of others, 
but I thought I'd get the ball rolling.  So, what do
you think?


Personally my issues are console-cable related: is
there a benefit to the HUGE variety of console pinouts
used by the various hardware vendors?  Just look at
vendor C as an example (I can think of four types
immediately) - not only are the types of console port
not standardized, but process for determining the
location of the port clearly involved the reading of
entrails...

-David Barak
-Fully RFC 1925 Compliant-

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