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From: aaronrp@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Aaron Priven)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Serial Cable Length Limitations
Summary: Is there a limit to the length of an Imagewriter cable?
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Date: 30 Mar 89 08:43:22 GMT
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Hi. I work for a nonprofit agency (when I'm not studenting) that owns
two Mac Pluses and an Imagewriter II, separated by a bunch of walls
and a mess of halls. For obvious monetary reasons, we'd rather not
spend the money on another printer, but I'm afraid that if we try
to run a cable through the building or even under the floor that
it will be too long and we'll get errors from RF interference and
electrical resistance. What is the length limit of: 
 1) standard Imagewriter serial cable
 2) special zippy shielded Imagewriter or other serial cable
 3) amplifier gizmos to increase length (probably out of the question,
    but what the heck, I'll ask)
 4) anything else that might work?
 
Also, what would the costs be of 2-4? We're a small child- and
parent- counseling centers and we're still hurting over the Macintosh
purchases (sigh).
 
 =Aaron=
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