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From: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SCSI cable question, please HELP!
Message-ID: <450@nitrex.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Apr-87 13:32:49 EST
Article-I.D.: nitrex.450
Posted: Mon Apr 20 13:32:49 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 21-Apr-87 06:01:05 EST
References: <1704@mcvax.cwi.nl>
Reply-To: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake )
Organization: The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland
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Summary: Vanilla flat-wire should do

In article <1704@mcvax.cwi.nl> fmr@mcvax.cwi.nl (Frank Rahmani) writes:
>After searching every available text/manual about SCSI(products) I still
>can't find an answer to a very simple question:
>What type of cable do I have to use to connect SCSI devices?
>In detail, does a (un)shielded 50wire flatcable do the job and up to
>which maximum length. Or do I need a shielded  50wire twisted cable.
>

The Tecmar MacDrive uses SCSI drives internally.  I've opened one up and
it uses just vanilla flat wire with crimp-on connectors.  In hopes of
using the drives from this box, I'm having a six foot flat wire cable made
up (D-style on one end, dual in-line on the other) and we'll see if it
works daisy-chained to a HD20SC.

In my experience, if the cable is terminated at all the right places, one
could comfortably run 25 feet, but I'd stick to Apple's configuration limits
to start out!

Rob Lake