Keyboard cables too short

[Anthony A. Datri]

mit-amt!sokolov%media-lab.media.mit.edu at eddie.mit.edu (Michael Sokolov) writes:
>approximately $5-600. My question is: has anyone tried just sticking a
>longer 15-pin cable between machine and keyboard? Without any fancy
>repeaters. Did it work? How long was the cable. I'd like to go 100 feet or
>so. Thanks,

I've seen 2/120's with extended keyboard and mouse by just using normal
rj11 straight-through extension cables.  Probably cheaper than doing the
15 pin, although I've not seen runs that long made -- ours are more like
20 feet.