[comp.sys.sgi] Extended cables

jwk@SCRIPPS.EDU (John Kupec) (02/01/91)

Howdy,
I hope to locate a 220VGX tower in a separate room from it's 
stereo, dialbox, console, & keyboard.  The cables will probably 
need to be from 75 to 100 feet long (haven't measured accurately 
yet).  Does anyone have any experience with using cable runs of 
my required lengths?  Will signal amplification be necessary?

TIA,

John Kupec, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., La Jolla, CA
jwk@scripps.edu or uunet!agouron!kupec

msc@ramoth.esd.sgi.com (Mark Callow) (02/02/91)

In article <9102010008.AA01560@scripps.edu>, jwk@SCRIPPS.EDU (John Kupec) writes:
|> Howdy,
|> I hope to locate a 220VGX tower in a separate room from it's 
|> stereo, dialbox, console, & keyboard.  The cables will probably 
|> need to be from 75 to 100 feet long (haven't measured accurately 
|> yet).  Does anyone have any experience with using cable runs of 
|> my required lengths?  Will signal amplification be necessary?

As long as you don't go beyond 100' you should have no problem.  My GT right
now is in a room down the hall with between 75' and 100' of cable between me
at the screen and it. There is almost no picture degradation.
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