Re: Printer cable length

["ict@ccess" <gids.rs@sasktel.net>]

On Aug 16, 3:47 pm, Robert Boucher <bouch...@alumni.texas.net> wrote:
> I have spent most of Sunday afternoon splicing and checking a longer (9
> feet) cable between my Apple IIe and a parallel printer. It is not
> working. Before I spend more time trouble shooting, is this too long a
> length to have this arrangement work successfully?

What kind of parallel card do you have?
I have 4 different ribbon cables for 4 different parallel cards.  None
of the cables will work with other cards other than the ones they are
designed for.  Yet all will work if I connect an extension cable to
the centronics (I believe that is what it is called) connector end to
the same printer.  So maybe instead of making a longer cable, just
make an extension with a female centronics on one end and a male
centronics on the other.

Rob