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Unread 03-08-2002, 16:12
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330 has used a 50 foot tether/programming cable since '98

How long of a serial cable you can use is mostly limited by the quality of the rs232 drivers and receivers, and even more heavily on the data rate. Because of this, it's hard to find "the answer" for the maximum length of a serial cable.