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From: yerazuws@rpics.RPI.EDU (Crah)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Extending Amiga Keyboard Cable
Message-ID: <604@rpics.RPI.EDU>
Date: Fri, 9-Jan-87 11:10:38 EST
Article-I.D.: rpics.604
Posted: Fri Jan  9 11:10:38 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Jan-87 00:03:23 EST
References: <3692@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU> <2433@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>
Organization: RPI CS Dept., Troy NY, USA
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Summary: Where to get beefier cable
Xref: mnetor comp.periphs:121 comp.sys.amiga:1338

In article <2433@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, hutch@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Jim Hutchison) writes:
> In article <3692@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU> ee173way@sdcc3.ucsd.edu.UUCP (John Schultz) writes:
> >Why can't I use a longer handset cable with my keyboard? 
> On guru consultation, I got this advice:
> You Must Seek A Greater Power...
> 
> In simple truth, try either a beefier cable, or a power supply at your
> keyboard (for truly monumental distances).  Simple phone cable is too
> wimpy.  The smarts in the keyboard need more juice.

VT220 keyboards (actually, all of the DEC terminals that use various
flavors of LK201 keyboard) have the same problem - they pull too much
power to use a standard phone cord, even though they use telephone 
modular connectors on the ends.
	
Solution: Get some cable(s) from DEC and modular/modular double female
inline connectors from Radio shack.  String 'em around the house, out 
to the garden, etc.  :-)
	
	-Bill Yerazunis