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Article #86Re: Video and keyboard extensions
From: Kurt Hillig
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:38
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:38
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In article <C0pIKI.D41@ireq.hydro.qc.ca> marcouil@ireq.hydro.qc.ca writes:
>We are currently working on the layout for our working quarters and one
>solution implies that we place the graphic consoles far from the computers
>(2 MP machines: 4D/440 and R4000-MP). The distance would be about 30 feet.
>From SGI there seems to be an extension kit for 75 feet (part# X4-VKC1).
>
>Question is will there be any problems related with the use of such a lenght
>of cable (like line noise, screen flicker, ...). Also is there smaller
>extensions from SGI or third party source.
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>Luc
>--
> Luc Marcouiller, Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec,
> Chercheur marcouil@ireq.hydro.qc.ca
We've got a 4D/360 GTX which we've been running with the 75 foot cables for
a couple years and nobody's complained yet. You do need to make sure that
the termination is correct, though...
--
Kurt Hillig
Dept. of Chemistry I always tell the khillig@umich.edu
University of Michigan absolute truth Telephone (313)747-2867
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055 as I see it. hillig@chem.lsa.umich.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.hardware Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!caen!U.Chem.LSA.UMich.EDU!hillig From: hillig@U.Chem.LSA.UMich.EDU (Kurt Hillig) Subject: Re: Video and keyboard extensions Message-ID: <bQg=V-C@engin.umich.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:38:34 EST Organization: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor References: <C0pIKI.D41@ireq.hydro.qc.ca> Nntp-Posting-Host: u.chem.lsa.umich.edu Lines: 26