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From: jgm@deakin.OZ.AU (John Moorfoot)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: short aui cables
Keywords: how short?
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Date: 21 Jan 91 03:45:59 GMT
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In article <1991Jan18.144733.15076@uncecs.edu> hunnic@uncecs.edu (Jeff Hunnicutt) writes:
>I have aquestion concerning aui cables. What is the shortest length
>one can be? Is it possible to build a one foot cable and have it work?

For short AUI cables, I use ribbon cable and crimp D connectors,
and have not seen any problem with cables from 10cm to over 1m in
length.
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