6 Jan
2005
6 Jan
'05
8:26 p.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
A perfectly good and simple protocol for a simple
serial interface (i.e.
2 or 3 wires max). But I submit that the BREAK signal could have been
used, which is inline and is part of the RS232 spec for this very reason.
Or you could use bit-banging with the RTS and CTS lines, to send actual
out-of-band data and commands outside the "normal" serial link.
Ok, ok, it was just a thought ;-)
Gordon.