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Tom Potts wrote: > When I was a kid... > I used a thing that allowed you to plug two modems into each other and > effectively connect so you could pretend to be an ISP or whatever. > Anyone seen one about anywhere? > Its either that or diving into the box from hell* for my parallel cable and > PPP ing down that... > Tom te tom te tom > > > * does anyone know why a box of cables, left completely undisturbed, turns > into a Gordian knot no matter how you pack them? > > > > Gremlins, goblins perhaps, This seems to apply to anything, that can get tangled up, cable, we have a box at work full of things like skipping ropes that suffers the same issue, very irritating, when you are trying to untangle stuff for kids, who being helpful just pull on it, usually making things worse, it also happes if things are neatly hung up, put two more neatly tied cables on the same hook and the same thing happens, same as the one item you want in the box, is always lurking at the bottom of the box, despite you being sure it was on the top for quick access. Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org visit us on IRC - irc.flashtek-uk.com / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html