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   From: andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk   
      
   In article <53edf70f.3071109@news.eternal-september.org>,   
   	greenaum@gmail.com (greenaum) writes:   
   > On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:56:35 -0400, Spehro Pefhany   
   >  sprachen:   
   >   
   >>A lot of test equipment products have the "port" for the standard   
   >>notebook security cable (I think Kingston originated it, but there are   
   >>plenty of knock-offs floating aboot).   
   >   
   > Ah, you mean "Kensington". A brand-name that's become a standard.   
      
   They look very feeble to me. I never tried yanking on one to   
   destruction, but I find it hard to believe it wouldn't simply   
   snap the T-piece off the lock.   
      
   Sun Microsystem's desktop kit used to have a small (1cm) cube   
   of metal on the back with two holes drilled through the center.   
   One hole allowed you to screw the cube to the rear case (the   
   back of the hole was a smaller diameter to be clamped by the   
   screwhead). The other hole allowed you to pass a steel cable   
   through the cube, which when fitted, covered the screwhead so   
   you can't unscrew the block. I think the block fitted in a   
   slight recess in the case so you couldn't twist the block   
   itself to try and unscrew it (a locknut would do the same   
   if there was no matching recess).   
      
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