Re: IIGS/MAC sharing printer

[lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu (LA County Outdoor Science School)]

mpearce@crl.com (Matthew Pearce) writes:
> Greg R. Achenbach (lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu) wrote:
> 
> : however, if the computers are in different rooms.  I've heard that about 
> : 25 feet is as long as you would want to go on a serial cable.
> 
> Are you sure you don't mean a parallel cable?
> 
> I know of someone who has a 6' serial cbale to a switch box, a 12' cable 
> out of the box, then a 25' cable between the 12' cable and the printer.
> The setup works without trouble.


I was merely passing along info that I got when I was setting up a switch 
box system.  I connected a GS and 2 //c's to an IW II with a 4-position 
switchbox.  One of the //c's was about 25' away.  Someone told me that 
was about the limit for reliable serial connections, but I have no 
technical data to back that up.  All I know is that 25' worked fine for 
me and I never had the need to go any farther.  BTW, I got a couple of 
GS's to replace the //c's and now have it all LocalTalk'd together.

> > 
M.P. > -- > 
> If one person smashes a window, it is vandalism.  If a group chants slogans,
> and smashes a window, it is freedom of speech.
> 

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