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From: "Aled Morris" <aledm@qix.co.uk>
On 17 February 2012 18:43, Eric Tykwinski <eric-list@truenet.com> wrote:
+1 for GBICs, SFPs
You'll need to be carrying a lot of loose change then :-)
In fact, vending machines with builtin card readers and radio credit card validation are stock items these days.
My ideal vending machine would dispense Cat5e by the foot, the more you pull the more you pay, RJ45 plugs in pairs, and a crimp tool on a long chain (like the way you buy chain in a hardware store)
"in pairs" is nice; chained crimper -- or more likely "we'll authorize your card for $60; if you give us back the crimper, we'll only settle for $5". Not sure how much trouble "cable by the foot" would be, but I like it. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274