I saw this article in The Inquirer and immediately called a friend who has, until now, been unable to structure his office as he wishes, due to limitations imposed by cable length requirements in USB 2.
For those of you who have never run into this, USB can't use a cable more than about 40 feet long. (The actual figure varies according to situational factors. The USB standard says "15 meters".)
Previously, the inelegant solution was to place powered USB hubs at intervals along the cable. It looked bad and was troublesome, in my limited experience. Now, you can use a repeater to boost signals along the cable. Very neat idea.
Jack
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