parallel printers driving distance on 3B2s

[Larry Dighera]

In article <57 at vsi.UUCP> friedl at vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes:
>Netlanders,
>     Has anybody had experience driving a parallel printer
>any distance with a standard 3B2 PORTS card?  I know you're
>not supposed to go very far but I wonder how far that is.
>I am thinking about 30-40' or so and would like to know if I


I have successfully extended the parallel printer cable to 30 feet, but 
began to experience intermittent errors at 50 feet.  I guess that's
about the limit.

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