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Date:	Thu, 20 Jun 2002 19:29:58 PST7
From:	Michael Rakijas <mrakijas@oco.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help <scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: electronic printer switches

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** Reply to message from "J. R. Fox" on Thu, 20 Jun 2002
18:27:40 PST7

I may be a noodler but I don't hold a candle to Peter . Just so you know, this
is misquoted as me - it's Peter's (in other words, I only resemble the remark).

-Rocky

> 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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