cyrus@comtec.UUCP (Cyrus in person) (04/05/91)
Someone is posting this for me, so please send any replies
to comtec!tera!brandyn@ucsd.edu.
I'm posting to the net instead of replying to all those who asked
because there were sooo many.
In summary: I did alot of shopping, and to have black modem cables
made in quantities of 50 to 100 that will work with the NeXT will cost
about $11 for an eight foot cable. This is paying for the parts (which
aren't cheap) and the labor of soldering (which isn't easy with these mini
jacks), QA'ing, wrapping, and labeling. I had originally hoped to arrange
a bulk purchase, but I made a final call to NeXT Connection to see how
far along they were.
I ordered an 8 foot black modem cable for $19 and received it the
next day. Considering the hassle involved in collecting a bunch of orders,
and addressing and mailing them out, (not to mention the setup details like
making sure the particular cable used works with the strain releif on the
jacks used, etc...), it's probably not worth the time. However, if someone
wants to do it anyway, send mail to me and I'll forward on the results of
my cable-manufactors search.
NeXT Connection can be reached 24 hours a day at 1-800-800-Next. Their
wherehouse is located at the airport of the Airborne Express central hub,
so orders placed before 3am should arrive next day.
Brandyn
comtec!tera!brandyn@ucsd.edu