Re: USB Extension Cable

From	nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: USB Extension Cable
Date	2017-04-04 00:55 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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In article <58e323ef$0$10178$c3e8da3$e408f015@news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> 
> > Officially, USB extension cables are disallowed by the standard.
> 
> You've explained in the past why this is the case for USB-3/USB-C
> 
> However, in the days of USB-2, were they disallowed?

yes.

> They were quite easy to get from any electroncis store and I got one
> with a bluetooth-USB dongle so it could be above my desk (the MacPro
> 2009 built-in bluetooth wouldn't reach my mouse).

lots of things are easy to get. that doesn't mean they're compliant.

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USB Extension Cable Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2017-04-03 18:02 -0400
  Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-03 18:05 -0400
    Re: USB Extension Cable Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-04 15:36 +0000
      Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-04 11:50 -0400
        Re: USB Extension Cable Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-04 16:17 +0000
          Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 03:37 +0000
            Re: USB Extension Cable Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 03:52 +0000
              Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 21:37 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-07 22:57 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 19:59 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 00:03 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-08 13:55 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 14:42 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-08 14:02 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-08 14:21 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-09 14:14 +0000
  Re: USB Extension Cable dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-04 10:18 +1200
    Re: USB Extension Cable JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-04 00:41 -0400
      Re: USB Extension Cable dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-04 16:52 +1200
        Re: USB Extension Cable JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-04 13:16 -0400
          Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-04 13:25 -0400
      Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-04 00:55 -0400
      Re: USB Extension Cable Don Bruder <Don@sonic.net> - 2017-04-06 08:44 -0700
        Re: USB Extension Cable Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2017-04-06 12:24 -0400
          Re: USB Extension Cable Don Bruder <Don@sonic.net> - 2017-04-06 13:31 -0700
            Re: USB Extension Cable Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-04-06 15:46 -0700
              Re: USB Extension Cable dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-07 10:57 +1200
                Re: USB Extension Cable moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-07 17:49 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 14:02 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-07 16:19 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 16:36 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-04-08 04:57 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-07 20:46 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 16:48 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-08 01:47 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 21:58 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-08 16:48 +0000
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-08 13:04 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable Don Bruder <Don@sonic.net> - 2017-04-07 20:37 -0700
                Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 23:48 -0400
                Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-08 13:59 +0000
              Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-06 19:47 -0400
              Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 03:40 +0000
              Re: USB Extension Cable Don Bruder <Don@sonic.net> - 2017-04-07 17:49 -0700
  Re: USB Extension Cable John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2017-04-03 23:32 -0400
    Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-03 23:40 -0400
  Re: USB Extension Cable Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2017-04-04 09:20 -0400
  Re: USB Extension Cable Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-07 03:34 +0000
    Re: USB Extension Cable Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-04-07 12:17 -0700
      Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 15:45 -0400
        Re: USB Extension Cable JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-04-07 16:26 -0400
          Re: USB Extension Cable nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-07 16:36 -0400
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