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From: roper@chinet.UUCP (roper)
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Subject: Re: How long a Centronics cable can I use with a PC and printer?
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Date: Sat, 31-May-86 02:34:33 EDT
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At work, I've used a cable that was at least 12 feet long to connect to
a parallel printer with no problem.  The problem is that the thing was
REAL expensive and since the printer was on a rolling cart, it eventually
lost pins to people who were sloppy when connecting it.

I've got a six foot ribbon cable now that I use to connect to a six foot
Centronics cable with no problems.  Not only can I see the connection when
I make it, but if one or the other cable breaks, it's a heck of a lot
cheaper.  (And it seems to work just fine.)
-- 
Bill Roper, ihnp4!chinet!roper