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From: carpent@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Todd Carpenter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Extension cords in general:  Getting away from it all.
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Date: 3 Aug 90 18:18:32 GMT
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I have a rather hairbrained idea:  (Well, numerous ones.  But you knew that)

  I want to extend my keyboard, mouse and moniter a *long* way away from my
  Amiga.  I don't need the box (2500/30) for the floppy, since everything I do
  is based off the hard drive.

  How long?  Oh, about 8 meters. (16 would be nice, but I think that is quite
  impossible) This is so I can work while sitting in the back yard, and just
  feed the cables through a window.  Or work in a different room, and leave the
  Amiga sealed up somewhere to limit dust, humidity, theft, and fan noise.

  What is the farthest people have managed?  I assume there are some timing
  problems with extending the keyboard, and noise and voltage problems
  extending the video line.  Is this a completely wacko idea?

  If you do have part numbers, or supplier (Like the Radio Shack mouse
  extender), please include information on that as well.

  Please email me, and I'd be happy to summarize or forward responses to
  interested parties.  And then this can get added to the "Monthly Amiga Trivia
  for those of us who don't always pay attention" posting.




  Thanks!


Todd P. Carpenter          Honeywell Systems and Research Center
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