Date   : Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:47:26 +0100
From   : philb@... (Phil Blundell)
Subject: Econet over UTP ?

On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 15:04 +0100, Rob wrote:
> Has anybody tried running standard econet over UTP (category 5) cable
> over a reasonable distance (20M or so)?

I've never actually done this myself but I wouldn't expect any problems
with it.  The characteristic impedance of UTP is roughly the same as
Econet was designed for, and 20m isn't a long network by any means;
people used to run Econet over distances of several hundred metres back
in the day.  Even without a drain wire I expect it will be fine over
that distance.

p.