Rainbow sent me just such a device as part of the SDK.
Its a 6 foot USB extender cable.
Brad
At 11:20 AM 11/17/99 -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
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>Steve points out that USB is not meant for repeated connect-disconnect
>cycles to the extent needed for "smart keys" and such, and that many
>machines have inconveniently placed USB ports.
>
>However, it would be reasonable to build a small extension
>cable+alternative connector that *was* able to handle repeated
>cycles. Such a thing would have negligible cost in bulk, unlike smart
>card readers.
>
>This would probably be a significant boon. Smart card readers are
>expensive, and smart cards are way too stupid. This, however, might
>actually provide a reasonably easy way to make the underlying idea fly.
>
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>Perry Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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