17 Oct
2006
17 Oct
'06
10:39 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Indeed, I stand corrected, and I agree with your assessment. The
applications of RS232 certainly have changed over the years.
Ha! Not
anytime soon, for better or worse. The same thing was
said about things like the Z80, which is being made in larger
quantities than ever before.
Observe that I said that RS-232C was "obsolescent" and not
"obsolete"--I'm
merely implying that it's on a slow decline. The primary uses--connecting
an external modem or terminal to a PC aren't nearly as important today as
they once were. USB and other interfaces have largely usurped the position
that the old "serial port" interface enjoyed. There will be a time when
the standard PeeCee lacks a RS232C port--unless added by the user with a
USB adapter--just like the way the situation with the floppy drive is
evolving.
Indeed, I think that time has already come, has it not?
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL