CP.PAVER@MCC.COM.UUCP (07/07/87)
We've got an LP27 line printer that we'd like to place outside the
machine room. This involves a distance of about 100 ft. We started
to order the "long line" interface and cable from DEC until we found
out that it takes a long time (60-90 days) to get some of the
components and that it's expensive ($2-3K).
Does anyone know of alternatives? We're currently using the parallel
port on the DMB-32 and have the printer in the machine room.
Thanks.
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Bob Paver (512) 338-3316
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp. (MCC)
3500 West Balcones Center Drive
Austin, TX 78759
ARPA: paver@mcc.com
UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo,harvard,gatech}!ut-sally!im4u!milano!paver
-------jeff@umbc3.UMD.EDU (Jeffrey Burgan) (07/08/87)
In article <12316466007.58.CP.PAVER@MCC.COM> CP.PAVER@MCC.COM (Bob Paver) writes: >We've got an LP27 line printer that we'd like to place outside the >machine room. This involves a distance of about 100 ft. We started >Does anyone know of alternatives? We're currently using the parallel >port on the DMB-32 and have the printer in the machine room. We had a similar problem here. What I did was to disregard the 50 ft limit on the cable. We bought a cable with the appropriate ends and ran it through a conduit across a hallway. 100 feet, well.... We accomplised about 80 ft. You can push it just so far. The LP27 is attached to a DMF-32. The people we got the cable from are no longer in business but I believe Black Box will make it for you. Hope this helps. Jeff