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Hello Roy - 

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CA>> This would also have to be a 'null' cable or this won't
CA>> work. 

WC>> Picked up that much along the way however I've been
WC>> persuaded to go parallel. 

RJT> The only thing about that to consider is that you can't
RJT> have that cable be real long. 

This is the "tech" echo terms like "real long" belong in the
Linux echo. ;-) 

Parallel cable maximum length is 10 feet. 

Serial cable maximum length is 50 feet (longer lengths cause
com errors & garbage characters). 

I made a 40 foot serial cable for myself and used to use it at
work. 

RJT> Of course, standard printer cables aren't supposed to be
RJT> more than 6-10 feet, 

That would be the 'standard' parallel. Many dot matrix printers
also had serial ports. ;-) 

RJT> but I've run stuff through multiple cables with
RJT> switchboxes in the middle without problems. And I do
RJT> happen to have a 25 foot printer cable, for odd occasions. 

There are 'booster boxes' available for longer runs of cable. 

RJT> Just thought I'd mention this aspect of things... 

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