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Rookie. My box has been growing since the '90s
Never know when you're going to need an RJ11 POTS connector!
I just picked up someone else's box from the roadside trash to add to my collection.
Great idea. Now you have to sneak it into the house without the wife knowing
"Whatcha got there?"
"Nothing, just some cables."
"More cables? Don't we have enough? Where did those come from?"
"Nowhere, just found'em"
"Found'em where?"
"Just around"
"Around where?"
"By...some trash."
"Are you trash picking tech again? I told you, we have enough junk, we don't need to collect other people's junk, too!"
Wifegit, is that you?
looks at token ring hardware
You never know.
I think I actually finally threw out the token ring hub.
But I kept all the BNC cables and terminators.
Whole network down for want of a terminator.
BTDT
Now I have a box with several
I know when you'll need it - 48 hours after you get rid of it!