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From: art@pilikia.pegasus.com (Art Neilson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Wiring terminals 300 ft. from the computer
Message-ID: <1990Sep19.083601.21364@pilikia.pegasus.com>
Date: 19 Sep 90 08:36:01 GMT
References: <11774@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Organization: Pilikia, Honolulu
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In article <11774@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> jennifer@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Jennifer Freeman) writes:
>A company I am doing some work at needs to do some office rearanging as they
>are rapidly filling up the space they have.   They are also about to get a
>multi-user Unix Box running on a 386 or a 486.  One of the proposals is to
>locate the computer about 300 feet away from where the bulk (10-14)
>of the terminals will be.
>What type of wiring would be needed for this?  Would shielded be
>good enough?  Would some kind of line boosters be needed?  We have some people
>with knowledge of micros, but not in wiring multi-user systems.  Any suggestions
>things to look out for,  tips etc would be much apriciated.

50 feet is supposed to be the max for serial cable, however I've seen runs
up to ~500 feet or so with no problems.  Your milage may vary.  4-wire is
usually good enuf, with a breakout box you can play with the signals and
figure out which ones your box and tubes require.
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