Subj : Re: Making a Parallel Port Laplink cable
To   : kirkspragg
From : Bob Worm
Date : Mon Aug 11 2025 08:37:04

  Re: Re: Making a Parallel Port Laplink cable
  By: kirkspragg to Bob Worm on Sun Aug 10 2025 23:03:34

Hi, Kirkspragg.

 > I might try that out, but it sounds like its gonna have issues with cross
 > talk between the signal lines. Though maybe if I use an entire pair per
 > signal line it will be fine? Use one cable in each pair as the signal &
 > earth the other......

I am not an expert on such things but I think twisted pairs only really help for balanced signals, not unbalanced (ground reference) signals. I could be wrong. In fact I'll drop my tame electrical engineer friend a note and see what he thinks.

I imagine he will think "What's that idiot doing now? Bodging again, no doubt".

BobW
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