Re: Origin of 'BNC'

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From: Andrew
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:50

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In article <1992Dec17.201022.9979@tc.fluke.COM> strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong) writes:
>In article <BzBMr3.E7K@world.std.com> dlowe@world.std.com (Miller Lowe) writes:
>}We have a raging debate going on at work with some folks beliving
>}that BNC stands for British Naval Connector.... While others(Like
>}me) say Bayonet-Neill-Concelman.
>
>Well, we KNOW that the C connector was invented by Concelman, and we
>KNOW that the N connector was invented by Neill.  We might extrapolate
>that BNC is Bayonet-Neill-Concelman, and TNC is Threaded Neill-Concelman. 
>
>But, we could be absolutely WRONG.  

   I like Horowitz & Hill's expansion: "Baby Neill Connector".  :-) 
   BNC and TNC ("Threaded ...") certainly resemble N connectors...so perhaps
there is some sensibility to it...
-- 
   Andrew <reynhout@cs.uri.edu>    "If you remind me of my dog,
                                    we'll probably get along"  -jane siberry
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Subject: Re: Origin of 'BNC'
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