On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, Siemer wrote:
> Anyone using 2680A laser printers greater than 50 feet from the
> CPU.  I have heard of using extenders with fiber optic, but does
> it significantly slow down the transfer rate from CPU to printer?
 
We use HP's HP-IB extenders (part number 37204) and run the 2680A at
about 70 feet.  The extenders are connected via coax.  It works very
well, but the $3,500 is a bit pricey.  We have not observed any
observable reduction in report print time.
 
Regards,
 
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