Not a heck of a lot. That length of cable is *WAY* out of spec for
standard RS-232 to deal with, especially if it's unshielded cable.
However, there are "signal boosters" devices that are available from
companies like "Black Box", which can use a short serial cable
from your computer, to a box, to this cable, to another signal-
booster box, to the device on the far end. These devices don't use
RS-232 on the link in between, but can be quite handy.
Anthony J. Albert
On 1 Mar 00, at 2:07, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> 3/1/00 2:05:18 AM
>
> I see someone on Ebay has a 100 foot serial cable with db25 connectors. What could
>I do with it?
>
> I know I could put my 2400bps modem 100 feet away from me, but anyrthing else better
>than that?
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
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