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- From: Andy@lando.demon.co.uk (Andrew Oland)
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- Subject: Re: Length of nullmodemcable
- Date: 18 Apr 96 08:38:57 +0000
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- On 16-Apr-96 19:32:35, Jens Georg wrote about Length of nullmodemcable,
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- JG> I'm going to set up a serial network with my A2000 & A1200. I want to
- JG> get access of the data stored on my lovely old "dinosaur" called
- JG> A2000, which is located in th basement of my house, with my A1200 via
- JG> SERNET located in the 2nd floor.
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- JG> I just want to know, if I can use a serial cable including RTS/CTS
- JG> lines with the length of nearly 30 meters for this. I have heard that
- JG> a serial connection has the big advantage of working on long
- JG> distances, too.
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- I'm sure someone once told me that for a /reliable/ link about 10
- metres is the max. Any more than this and its *possible* that you can
- lose some data across the link.
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- JG> Is it possible to connect two Amigas with their standard serial ports
- JG> on this distance without installing additional hardware like
- JG> amplifiers ?
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- I think you'll require an amp m8.
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- Andy
- Locutous for Pontiac: Excitment is irrelivent.
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