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| From | Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: USB interface |
| Date | 2014-05-02 07:56 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <bsh1cjFu0jfU6@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (8 earlier) <lgfhug$tc1$1@solani.org> <rdfni9ll9qu9tafe2iikmo6pbvada3jskv@4ax.com> <lgh1d1$402$5@solani.org> <5362ba4b$0$44781$862e30e2@ngroups.net> <7avb3b-via.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net> |
On Fri, 02 May 2014 08:49:58 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: > On 01/05/14 22:19, RS Wood wrote: > >> Resurrecting this old thread because there's been an interesting post >> at Hacker News and the comments in that thread are pretty interesting. >> The article is interesting, too. Never thought I'd hear such a >> vigorous defense for RS -232! >> >> USB Sucks (2005): >> http://www.technozeal.com/topic2.html >> >> Thread on Hacker News: >> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7649063 >> >> > Meanwhile, whilst potentially simple to make electronics for, RS232 was > in practise the biggest dogs breakfast of all time. > > Many many speeds (fair enough), > > different parity, random combinations of handshaking signals, stop bits, > > and worst of all - probably the most use and abuse of connectors known > to man. I have personally seen: > > DB9, DB25 (good), RJ45 (well, handy for patching, but, ewww), > PS2/mini-din (whyFFS), 3.5mm(1/8") stereo jack (yuk yuk yuk)... > > Sure there were more, but WTF... And the fact that DB9 isn't correct...it's DE9! (DE is the shell size, so you have DE9 and DE15) -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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Re: USB interface Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-05-02 10:39 +0100
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Re: USB interface Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-02 09:58 +0100
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Re: Software Bloat RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-19 20:07 +0000
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