"Tom gingerly set the package down on his workbench. Resisting
the urge to tear the box open, he fumbled around for a knife and
hurriedly slit the tape running along the top. After opening the box
and removing the initial layers of packing material, Tom found what
he was looking for. Here was the object that he had spent the past
three days thinking about: his TNC, his gateway to the world of amateur packet radio."
