[Gllug] Re: Cat5 testers

[Alistair Mann]

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Thus spaketh Andrew Halliwell on Monday 02 June 2003 8:27 am:
> And verily, didst mclinch announce to the hordes:
> > Your milage depends on what you want to test.
> >
> > At school here I use a Microtest  Microscanner £400 which shows you the
> >   8 wire map and
> > shows dis/reversals/etc.  Tells yo the length in feet (American) and
> > sends tones along the cable for remote identification.
>
> Are american feet smaller?

They were slightly larger until 40 years ago, apparently.

British inch used to be 25.399956 mm per inch,
Canadian used to be 25.4mm per inch
US used to be 25.4005mm per inch.

http://home.att.net/~ShipModelFAQ/OtherStuff/smf-RN-Inches.html
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Alistair
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