Re: Slack
In the aftermath of the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, many Silly Con Valley companies discovered that leaving slack in the cables is a good idea in Earthquake Country. I have no idea how many backplanes were ruined, nor at what cost, after having their lovingly screwed in cables ripped out without so much as a by-your-leave. I do know that 19" racks full of screwed up equipment were extremely common for several years at places like Haltech, HalTed, TheSource and Wierdstuff ... I managed to cobble together a lot of good gear out of "scrap", at scrap prices. Most of it still works.
Hey, we warned 'em ... but who listens to the natives?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
