<story><title>DB-19: Resurrecting an Obsolete Connector (2016)</title><url>http://www.bigmessowires.com/2016/06/04/db-19-resurrecting-an-obsolete-connector/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Animats</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s embarrassing that it&amp;#x27;s easier to get things made in China than in the US.&lt;p&gt;I had some 5&amp;#x2F;16&amp;quot; paper tape manufactured for use in antique Teletype machines. I tried several US paper tape manufacturers.  One quoted me $10 a roll, but made a good roll. One sent me a roll with rough edges that jammed in the machine. Most were uninterested, even for a large order. The US companies were really hard to communicate with, too. Getting emails answered was tough. Phone calls usually went to voicemail.  I finally had 1000 rolls made in Fujian, China for $1&amp;#x2F;roll. They worked fine. Much better customer communication, too.&lt;p&gt;Some of the decline in US manufacturing comes from this sort of thing.</text></comment>
<story><title>DB-19: Resurrecting an Obsolete Connector (2016)</title><url>http://www.bigmessowires.com/2016/06/04/db-19-resurrecting-an-obsolete-connector/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>kencausey</author><text>Previous discussion: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=11839690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=11839690&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>