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Of course, the cable included (at least, the ones I've seen) is only about 8 foot long. Just long enough to go from the I/O card, down the back of the machine, and half way to where ever you need to plug it in. (: You'll probably need an extension. --Paul E Musselman PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com >Art, >If it's a DB9 at the one end, I found one of these as well (I have boxes >full of cables). It's a >male connector with only 4 out of 9 pins being used and I don't see an IBM >p/n on it. I must have >ordered it from some cabling company years ago. >Glenn Gundermann >Ronald A. Chisholm Limited >Toronto The same cable that you use to connect a Token Ring card in a PC to the cabling system will also work. But I'll bet IBM's has more shielding. --PEM PS-- ever take apart an IBM cable? Inside one of their RS232 cables I found 25 conductors, -each- with an individual shield! No wonder those things won't bend! (: --PEM >Since it is Token-Ring it will simply be a 9-pin D connector (Female >version of a serial port) >rather than an AUI(ethernet), and the cable should be included with the >system. > > - Larry > >Art Tostaine, Jr. wrote: >> >> I am expecting my customers 170 to arrive soon. It has a token ring IPCS in >> it. He has IBM Cabling system already installed in the building. What is >> the cable called that will connect the IPCS (AUI port?) to the Ibm cable >> system MAU? You know the cabling system I'm talking about, with the giant >> connectors? >> >> IBM Part# would be OK, but would prefer to order from 3x warehouse or Black >> Box. >> >> Thanks >> >> Art Tostaine, Jr. >> CCA, Inc. >> Parlin, NJ 08859 >-- >Larry Bolhuis | >Arbor Solutions, Inc | Two rules to success in life: >(616) 451-2500 | 1. Never tell people everything you know. >lbolhui@ibm.net | +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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