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From: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: computone intelligent ca4rds
Keywords: computone intelligent signal level
Message-ID: <265@consult.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jan 90 16:50:21 GMT
References: <828@bbm.UUCP>
Reply-To: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Organization: Computer Consulting Service, Easton MD.
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I can give you our experiences.
We have used the Computone Intelliport AT8 and AT16's for up to
500 ft.!!!  That's 500 ft!!, using GOOD QUALITY cable.  This is
running Wyse 60 terminals at 9600 baud.  We had a lot of reservation
about doing this, as it is DEFNITELY not recommended NOR did anyone
say that this would definitely work, but it did.
We have about 8 terms at 500ft, and another 4 at 440 ft.
Have been running over 6 months now, without a hitch (Yet..).
We have done this several times with other cards, with failures occuring
at about 200-250ft.  The Wyse 995 board breaks down at about 200 ft or so.
But then again, most of these boards were not designed for this
type of stringent usage.
Hope this helps.

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