Well, what I saw fits every definition of "Duct tape." It has those "strings" that criss-cross in the tape, and it left residue identical to that which Duct tape leaves. But maybe its some other kind of tape; I just thought that it was interesting :)
Andrew On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:19:14 -0800, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > At 6:45 PM -0600 1/13/05, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: > >I was tearing apart the DB-25 to Centronics connector (shipped with the > >ext Apple 20SC HD) for a robotics project, when I found the entire DB-25 > >connector and wires...wrapped in 15-year-old, icky duct tape! I'm > >pretty sure this is the original connector that Apple shipped, and its > >amazing to me that they would actually manufacture cables with duct > >tape. Has anyone ever seen this? > > Cables will often have a adhesive tape wrap under the plastic outer > covering. It may be gray but it's probably not Duct tape. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
