-> Don't try this at home kids ;-)  I generally avoid long parallel cables
-> wherever possible.  

A Wise Idea unless you are using "Line Drivers" to compensate for the
losses. 
Something interesting though is that the Mini Centronics cable like HP
uses for some of their printers has a longer recommended length than the
Standard Centronics cable.

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