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From: ben@catnip.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.periphs,net.micro.pc,net.dcom
Subject: Re: How long a Centronics cable can I use with a PC and printer?
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Date: Thu, 29-May-86 21:35:54 EDT
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In article <693@ho95e.UUCP> wcs@ho95e.UUCP (#Bill_Stewart) writes:
>How long a connection can I use between a PC and a parallel printer?
>The standard cables are about 6 feet, and I've had stores tell me you
>shouldn't use longer than 9; I need to go about 15.  Will this do ok,
>or will I get noise or flow control trouble?

I suspect that you won't have any trouble at all.  The cable length
recommendations are usually very conservative.  At work, our hardware man
hooked up a Dataproducts B600 (with Centronics interface) to a Perkin Elmer
mini in an adjacent building; I was shocked to learn that it works.  We
have been using it for a couple of months without any problem.

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Ben Broder
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