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  1. From: rocky@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Rocky Craig)
  2. Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 02:44:47 GMT
  3. Subject: Re: cable curiosity
  4. Message-ID: <17780234@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM>
  5. Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!scd.hp.com!hplextra!hpfcso!hpfcmgw!rocky
  7. Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
  8. References: <lee.715288758@ceg.uiuc.edu>
  9. Lines: 12
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  11. >   Of course, some killjoy is bound to point out that HP-IB connectors
  12. >   (which are often used for critical connections like disk drives)....
  13.  
  14. Actually, this is the NRFPTD* corollary to HPIB/FLC which states:
  15.  
  16.     If an HPIB connector is only mounted in one of two horizontal
  17.     orientations, why is it backwards eighty percent of the time?
  18.  
  19. Rocky "it was for voltmeters, kids" Craig
  20.  
  21. * NRFPTD == Not Ready For Prime Time Data.  Read the IEEE spec if you
  22.             don't get this (weak) pun.
  23.