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Date:	Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:27:40 PST7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: electronic printer switches

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Rocky wrote:

> I just opened up my spare 4-printer mechanical switch box and found that
> the switch is a 9-wafer 27-pole switch, and all of the 25 lines in the
> printer cable are connected between the computer and the printer. At
> least with this box.

Note to Ray:

I checked with Linksys, and they stopped making the switchbox you have a couple
years ago. They just do ethernet stuff these days.

Apparently, most of the better printer (sometimes called "Data") switches still on the
market these days are electronic, and some are "smart" (i.e., auto-sensing) switches.
Belkin has a line of these, depending on how many computers / devices you want to
connect, and they are readily findable on ebay for a fraction of the retail price.

Jordan

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