You mean like those phone bank patch blocks? I remember working as an
assistant sysadm a few years back and working on some in the basements of
several musty concrete semi-government buildings, and thinking that the
punch-tool was my best friend. That, and a continuity tester. Wish I had
learned more from that job, though... But I digress... those things would
be hellish to work on; I can't imagine that it would take long to progress
to jacks. What I wonder is if there was ever a modular with rip-cord jacks,
where when you unplug the jack the cord retracts back into the modular.
Unpractical as hell, really...
--PBr, bantering aimlessly...
> -----Original Message-----
> From:jwbarlow@... [SMTP:jwbarlow@...]
> Sent:Tuesday, February 29, 2000 6:06 PM
> To:motm@onelist.com
> Subject:Re: [motm] Matrix Patching & Patch Storage
>
> >I suppose I too am addicted to patch cords; I'm just exploring other
> options
> >that
> >can help with that modular "lateral thinking"...
>
> I was thinking that there must've been a time in the development of
> modular
> gear, that people were using binding posts and just stripped and tinned
> wire
> -- no jacks at all. I've been meaning to ask this on the diy list when
> pro/con connector threads start showing up.
>
>