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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Request for info on local building wiring
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> My campus is about to embark on project that will replace lots of four
> wire data circuits supplied by the telephone company with connection
> boxes on a broadband cable.  A part of the project involves
> installation of the local wire that will connect terminals and
> computers to network boxes one or two offices away.  To minimize labor
> costs for this part of the project, we plan to use RJ11 6 wire modular
> plugs, wall sockets and RS232 connectors of the kind supplied by Nevada
> Western or Modtap.

Is 6 wire enough? Let's see: TxD, RxD, GND, CTS, RTS, DTR, DCD.
If you don't have modems it might be. Otherwise, perhaps not.
We are using 8 wire. It ties in nicely with the use of 25 pair
cable and 258A "harmonicas".
-- 
 I'm not a programmer, I'm a hardware type.

 Phil Ngai (408) 749-5790
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