-=> Jay Emrie said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "CHANGING MEDIA FORMATS" on 01-20-03  21:27.....

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 GM> JE> 20'!!! Why on earth so terribly long??
 
 GM>In practical terms, a 20ft cord will only just do a room about
 GM>10-12ft square from an outlet in one corner, with furniture in
 GM>the way, and that will still require that you back up around the
 GM>furniture to move from one side to the other.

 JE> Over here the standard power cord length for computer is 6'.

That sounds about right. I think the standard length is 2 metres.

 JE> That's why I was so surprised. Further most city wiring
 JE> codes require a convenience outlet every x feet of wall. Can't
 JE> remember just how many feet the requirement is.

In my 40yo house, there was no legal requirement to have any
power outlets at all. AFAIK that still applies.

For convenience when the house was built we had one in each room
except for two in the kitchen and two in the lounge. This has
naturally been increased over the years.

 JE> This power cord was for computer equipment wasn't it?

IIRC, without going back over the mail, I was referring to the
floor polisher I was given about 20 years ago that we are still
using 

From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia

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