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Article #976Re: What is the purpose of the large and small prong on 2-pronged plugs
From: Robin Fairbairns
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 11:42
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 11:42
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In article <1e66sbINN953@gap.caltech.edu>, carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes: |> In article <15NOV199212004732@elroy.uh.edu>, st1r8@elroy.uh.edu (Guillot, Burt J.) writes: |> >That subject says it all ... |> |> But doesn't get automatically included in replies, and would be meaningless to |> someone whose home hasn't been rewired in the last 15 years or so. Or to someone who lives in a country where the _only_ current standard is for 3-pronged plugs... |> [rest deleted (even though it makes sense!)] -- Robin (come back John Drummond) Fairbairns rf@cl.cam.ac.uk U of Cambridge Computer Lab, Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QG, UK "They had twelve years to lay in wait for us" - Bush supporter on Nov 4
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!warwick!uknet!pavo.csi.cam.ac.uk!rf From: rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science Subject: Re: What is the purpose of the large and small prong on 2-pronged plugs Message-ID: <1992Nov16.114210.23774@infodev.cam.ac.uk> Date: 16 Nov 92 11:42:10 GMT References: <15NOV199212004732@elroy.uh.edu> <1e66sbINN953@gap.caltech.edu> Sender: news@infodev.cam.ac.uk (USENET news) Organization: U of Cambridge Computer Lab, UK Lines: 15 Nntp-Posting-Host: lelaps.cl.cam.ac.uk