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Re:US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traff... by rationalist on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:02PM (#50399679)
> I did wire every room (myself) with cat5 cable and RG6 coax

I think the best idea is to install conduit as the house is built, so that outdated wires can be replaced with newer wires by just tying the end of the old wire to the end of the new wire and pulling.

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Re:US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traff... by WalterBright on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:31PM (#50407278)
Conduit is indeed a better idea, but it would have been too much work for me. I figured the bases were covered well enough with 4 cables to each destination - 2 cat5 and 2 rg6. The duality was in case one of the cables failed, or got a nail driven through it.
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