CUNNINGHAMR%HAW.SDSCNET@LLL-MFE.ARPA.UUCP (09/10/86)
In a previous message I said that "non-contaminating" (PVC coating on thin wire Ethernet cable) meant "non-poisonous to humans when burning". Not so. Apparently it means that the jacket material has been specially formulated to reduce possible contamination of the inner part of the coax cable. Keeps the innards from corroding. Sounds like a nice feature. Burning PVC coating, even if "non-contaminating" is still not something you should breath in. Apologies for spreading mis-information (from a local cable supplier...). Bob Cunningham Hawaii Institute of Geophysics