Date   : Wed, 06 Jan 1999 01:29:31 +0000
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Using PC keyboards & PC cases

JGH> On a similar subject, on request from a customer I made an
JGH> experiental 5m keyboard extension lead (yes 5 metres!).  I plugged it
JGH> in and turned it on and to my utter amazement it worked!  At one
 
MU> Was this on a Beeb or arc ?
MU> Also what cable did you use ? Shielded / non-shielded.
 
On a BBC Ä I used 15-way shielded round cable available from Maplin in
their cables section, with a 17-way PCB pin header on each end.
 
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