2 May
2012
2 May
'12
4:44 p.m.
On Wed, 2 May 2012, dwight elvey wrote:
I never even try to do serial without a breakout box
and lights.
Even that isn't always enough. I recall that Heathkit inverted one of
the handshake signals from what everyone else used.
I once connected a Votrax unit to a TRS80 model II, at a RS "Computer
Center" (their sale depended on it.
The Votrax wanted a handshake signal on pin 12! So, I soldered one.
As compensation, I got a Model II reference manual.
I haven't seen it since I moved my business office 11 years ago. I hope
that i gave it to somebody who is using it.
I had three short notice moves in fairly rapid succession. What did Ben
Franklin say about a fire?
In a year, I need to move out of my office at the college. I'd better get
started disposing of stuff.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com