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From: turner@daisy.UUCP (D'arc Angel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: questions Re: Hard drives for the ST
Message-ID: <783@daisy.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jan 88 15:31:10 GMT
References: <3268@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: The Houses of the Holy
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From article <3268@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, by braner@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (braner):
> []
> 
> I wonder: is the 18 inch limit on the length of the cable connecting
> the ST to the Atari SH204 hard disk (stated in the user manual) the
> real technical limit?  Would be very nice to have a, say, 3 feet cable.
> (I hate fan and motor noise.)
> 

not at all, i built an extender to my cable (using flat cable to minimize
resistance) and have never had any problems with it. I's say the cable with
extension is 3 to 4 feet long.

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