EIA 232 vs. 422, Color Computers (was Re: Serial floppy drives)

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Sep 5 16:23:00 2002

On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Mike Feher wrote:

> similar. 422 by the way is specified to go almost 1000 feet, while with 232
> you are lucky to get over 10 feet. Regards - Mike

That's not true. Serial cable can go for a good many feet before the
signal breaks down (someone should pipe in with actual data ;)

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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