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Subject: Re: high-speed term connection
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Date: Sat, 24-May-86 22:16:13 EDT
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>From: jbs@MIT-EDDIE.ARPA (Jeff Siegal)
>As for whether or not the length of the
>terminal line is a problem, the only answer I know is to try it.  If
>it works, fine.  I've had 1000 foot lines work at 9600 baud, after
>being told it woudn't.

I remember hearing a rumor once that there is a reason DEC's muxes
usually work past the "official" RS232 length limits, like that they
were designed to. Anyone know anymore? (of course, this may depend
on the mux.) Might help settle this periennial argument between the
spec's folks and the "but I've done it a thousand times" folks (like me.) 

	-Barry Shein, Boston University