Iphone 3gs does not show in itunes

Recently my iphone 3gs intermittently (mostly not) shows under devices in itunes (10.4) on my imac (10.6.8). I tried restart on computer and iphone, different USB, removing then reinstalling itunes. Sometimes it shows up then disappears in the middle of synch, mostly doesn't show up at all with connection.

I tried a different cable and the iphone now shows up so I believe my cable had failed. Hope this is help to others troubleshooting a similar problem.

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Computers in use and short names:
my computer: MacBook Pro X.7.3.11D36 Dev (Macbook)
iTunes 10.5.2 (MacTunes)
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her computer: Windows XP Pro on Dell (Dell)
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my old cell: iPhone 3g ATT running 4.2.1 or 2 (3g)initilized and formated on Macbook
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