Just guessing: Because of the smell the power cables emitted when melting?

I have never seen this happen, but have seen the result.

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From: 	Brian D Chase[SMTP:bdc@world.STD.com]
Sent: 	Sunday, January 25, 1998 13:53
To: 	NetBSD/VAX Mailing List
Subject: 	Re: Vaxstation/MicroVAX info


Every time I see the B213 referred to as a skunk box, I always wonder in
the back of my head, "Why do they call it a skunk box?"