[torontocbm] Re: Length of serial cable
- From: Gil Winkler <kimmyland@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:16:40 -0400
OOOOO!
I wanna see pictures when you get that done!
:)
Gil
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Daniel Kovacs
<danielkovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I'm building an entertainment centre in my basement with a bunch of my game
> systems in it, and the plan is to have my C128 on the level I can type at
> and the drives up on a shelf - 6-7 feet away. I only have short IEC cables,
> so was thinking of building my own. I haven't started anything yet.
>
> Dan
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leif Bloomquist" <
> leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 11:25 AM
> Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Length of serial cable
>
>
>
> I've got an IEC cable that is about 10 feet long, and it works fine.
>> Probably not to spec, but it does work.
>>
>> The programmer's reference guide gives timings and levels for the IEC
>> bus, someone could probably take those numbers to derive the maximum
>> allowable cable length . Or did Commodore give a spec somewhere?
>>
>> -Leif
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Tom Luff <tomluff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> How long do you need your cable???
>>> Standard IEC cable for the Floppy Disk Drives are about 3 feet, for
>>> printers
>>> they can be 6 feet but are a little larger in diameter due to the thicker
>>> wire. Thin wires loss signal strength over greater distance.
>>>
>>> Cat 5 cable I think is alright.
>>>
>>> Tom L
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 4/2/09, Daniel Kovacs <danielkovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Daniel Kovacs <danielkovacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [torontocbm] Length of serial cable
>>> To: "Toronto CBM" <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Received: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 8:27 PM
>>>
>>> Hi Everyone;
>>>
>>> I'm sure this has been asked before ...
>>>
>>> How long can an IEC cable be? Has anyone here built one with cat 5 cable?
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Leif Bloomquist
>> leif(at)schemafactor(dot)com
>> http://home.ica.net/~leifb/ <http://home.ica.net/%7Eleifb/>
>>
>> "It's better to light a candle, than curse the darkness." - Chinese
>> Proverb
>>
>>
>
>
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