sample@UBC.CSNET (Rick Sample) (02/12/86)
Does anyone know how long the cable between the matching transformer (in the small white box provided in an AppleTalk connector kit) and the Mac can be? I am in the process of planning the wiring of offices for my department, and we would like to buy our own transformers and put them in the ceiling if possible, and have a 9 pin D connector on a plate in each office for users to plug their Macs into. Rick Sample Facilities Manager Dept. of Computer Science University of British Columbia sample@ubc.csnet sample@ubc-vision.uucp sample@ean.ubc.cdn
bjones@DARTMOUTH.CSNET (Bruce Jones) (02/14/86)
I have spoken to Apple technical reps at great lengths about this subject. I too wanted to more or less rig my own connectors. Apple insists though that anything longer than the supplied cable will cause you problems. Experiments I tried confirmed this.