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{{a|devil|}}{{quote|“''The little dongly things I am concerned with are the external power adaptors which laptops, palmtops, cassette recorders<ref>Adams died a while a go now, may he rest in peace.</ref> and other incredibly necessary gizmos need to step down the mains AC supply from either 120v or 240v to 6v DC. Or 4.5v DC. Or 9v DC. Or 12v DC. At 500 mA. Or 300 mA. Or 1200 mA. They have positive tips and negative sleeves on their plugs, unless they have negative tips and positive sleeves.'' | {{a|devil| | ||
[[File:Cables.png|450px|thumb|center|The legal contract landscape yesterday]] | |||
}}{{quote|“''The little dongly things I am concerned with are the external power adaptors which laptops, palmtops, cassette recorders<ref>Adams died a while a go now, may he rest in peace.</ref> and other incredibly necessary gizmos need to step down the mains AC supply from either 120v or 240v to 6v DC. Or 4.5v DC. Or 9v DC. Or 12v DC. At 500 mA. Or 300 mA. Or 1200 mA. They have positive tips and negative sleeves on their plugs, unless they have negative tips and positive sleeves.'' | |||
''By the time you multiply all these together you end up with a major industry which exists, so far as I can tell, to fill my cupboards with little dongly things none of which I can ever positively identify without playing [[gizmo pelmanism]]. '' | ''By the time you multiply all these together you end up with a major industry which exists, so far as I can tell, to fill my cupboards with little dongly things none of which I can ever positively identify without playing [[gizmo pelmanism]]. '' | ||
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''Now why is this? Well, there’s one theory, which is that just as Xerox is really in the business of selling toner cartridges, Sony is really in the little dongly power-supply business.'' | ''Now why is this? Well, there’s one theory, which is that just as Xerox is really in the business of selling toner cartridges, Sony is really in the little dongly power-supply business.'' | ||
''Another possible reason is that it is sheer blinding idiocy. It couldn’t possibly be that could it?''” | ''Another possible reason is that it is sheer blinding idiocy. It couldn’t possibly be ''that'' could it?''” | ||
:— Douglas Adams}} | :— Douglas Adams}} | ||