Re: Serial cable length limit?

[lurch@eskimo.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach) writes:
 
>I was just wondering if there is any length limit on a serial cable
going 
>from a computer to printer.  Now that I got a GS, I had to move my IIc 
>across the room.  Would it be possible to run a 20' cable to a switch
box 
>by the printer so I could still print from the IIc?  Also, anybody know
 
>of a good source for a switch box with mini-din 8 connectors on it?  
 
>Thanks in advance.
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>Greg Achenbach             gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (soon to be
ctp.org)
>Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School
 
>"Society is like a stew.  If you don't keep it stirred up, you get a
lot of
>scum on top."  Edward Abbey
 
It pretty much depend on how "noisy" your environment is - I've run
a serial cable 500 feet from my GS before, and it worked fine. 
Theoretical limit is (was?) supposed to be about 50 feet, so you should
be covered fine.
 
as for the switch box - try Alltech Electronics 800 995 7773
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