Re: Cable extensions

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From: Mike
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00

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In article <wo0fOBAMIhD3EwpH@dunvegan1.demon.co.uk>,
Paul Richards  <paul@dunvegan1.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Is the RS232 the serial port?  I extended one to 14m so that I could
>play multiplayer games...

I'm currently running 115200 baud through 25m of cable, and a Blinkenlites
Duplicator[1] on this end, as my modem is now a lot happier plugged into the 
phone point where it enters the house, as opposed to 1 metre of RS232 and 
25m of phone cable, with modem near PC. Technology ...

[1] 6 LEDs, handful of minor bits and a speaker. Remote modem, local noises 
    and lights. Whee!
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