How long can cables be?

Parallel printer cables: 100 feet. Serial printer cables: 150 feet @ 9600bps CAT5 network cables: 125 feet or less is best. Use 568B color codes. Wireless: Depends on interference. 50 feet is usually best. Video cables: 25 feet or less. * All figures shown above are NOT the textbook answers. They are the REAL WORLD numbers. Textbooks often indicate longer distances are okay when in fact random/weird problems occur intermittently. 11. Is a "quick service" mode available? I run a Fast-Food restaurant and I want to bypass the seating charts, table management etc. Yes, FreePOS does support quick service mode. When a terminal is put into quick service mode, the first thing the operator sees is the ordering screen. When the order is SENT to the kitchen, the "accept payment window" appears and the receipt is automatically generated. This is great for "rapid fire" order entry. Quick serve terminals can be mixed with table, bar, carryout and cashier terminals if needed. 12. I want an entree ...  more

Five meters is the maximum cable length allowed by USB. You can achieve longer cable runs by inserting a hub every five meters. Companies are also introducing cables with repeaters built into them to allow longer cable runs.  more