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strange cable, coms to parallell?

i have this strange cable connected to a
converter (coms serial 9 pin
to 25 pin parallel)

the cable is 40 metres long and carries dos commands via serial
coms port to a tool with a parallel input.

im not sure its a parallel cable is it possible this is
cat 5 wired up with 25 pin connectors??

any ideas?

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... another reason I'm sure it's a serial cable:  40 metres is WAY too long for a parallel signal [the IEEE 1284 spec states a maximum cable length of 10 metres]   :-)    (but 40 metres is fine for an RS-232 connection)
I will second that.  
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