Video and keyboard extensions

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2 total messages Started by Luc Marcouiller Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:36

#84

Author: Luc Marcouiller
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:36

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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
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   Luc Marcouiller,                  Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec,
   Chercheur                         marcouil@ireq.hydro.qc.ca

Re: Video and keyboard extensions

#86

Author: Kurt Hillig
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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