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Re: A Longer Keyboard Cable for the MEGA ST

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From: Art Mulder
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1989 15:35
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In article <4818@brains.UUCP> george_seto%brains@iisat.UUCP writes:
> Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a Keyboard Extension Cable
>available for the Mega keyboard? 

All you need is a six conductor phone cable.  I couldn't find one in radio
shack or elsewhere, because you're standard telephone extension cord has
only two or four conductors in it, even though it may have a six conductor
end on it.  
  I got a telephone (private company, not Ma Bell) repair man to make me a
six foot cable.  Which I've used for over a year with no complaints.
  Just be sure that you get the ends done right.  (If the first
conductor on the left at one end of the cable is grey, then make sure that the
conductor on the left at the other end is grey also - check
your current keybaord cable to see what I mean)  I got it wrong the first
time.
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From: art@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Art Mulder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A Longer Keyboard Cable for the MEGA ST
Summary: Just get a Six Conductor Phone cable
Message-ID: <251CF459.26131@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Date: 24 Sep 89 15:35:52 GMT
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Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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