Subj : Re: Making a Parallel Port Laplink cable
To   : Bob Worm
From : kirkspragg
Date : Mon Aug 11 2025 20:30:15

 BW> I am not an expert on such things but I think twisted pairs only really
 BW> help for balanced signals, not unbalanced (ground reference) signals. I
I'm pretty sure you are right there.

 BW> could be wrong. In fact I'll drop my tame electrical engineer friend a
 BW> note and see what he thinks.
I'd appreciate it if you did check with someone who knows better than I do!
 
 BW> I imagine he will think "What's that idiot doing now? Bodging again, no
 BW> doubt".
Yes very much so. But then data transfer (and even networking) between computers via parallel port was always a bit of a bodge. The original parallel port really wasn't designed with this in mind!

.... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll laugh at you.

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