Re: Worst design decisions?

[up () 3 am]

Actually, as awkward as those rubber hoods are, what I like about them is
that when you're pulling a disconnected patch cable through a rat's nest
of wires, they prevent the plastic tab from being bent backward.

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, John Palmer wrote:

> Thats to prevent it from being disconnected accidentally
> (or for any other reason :->)
>
> When I get my hands on one of those, I clip off the hood
> with a pair of manicure scissors.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerald" <gcoon () inch com>
> To: "Daryl G. Jurbala" <daryl () introspect net>
> Cc: "nanog list" <nanog () merit edu>
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:16
> Subject: RE: Worst design decisions?
>
>
> > On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Daryl G. Jurbala wrote:
> >
> > > * PCs with built in Ethernet that is so close to a lip on the case, with
> > > the release pointed down, that you need to use a
> > > screwdriver/knife/whatever to release the cable.
> >
> > ...and combine that with the RJ45 connecters that have a rubber hood over
> > the release. Grrrrr!
> >
> > G

James Smallacombe                     PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
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