On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Mike Feher wrote:
OK, I may be wrong, ( will not be the first time) I do
have the original
Mil-STD or EIA specification on these interfaces, and admit that it is
not my specialty, however, it is fact, to the best of my recollection,
that 422 will be reliable over a lot more distance than RS-232. I will
dig out the document, when I get a chance and quote actual specified
numbers. Regards - Mike
That I don't doubt. But I know for a fact that RS232 will work over
distances greater than just 10 feet as I've done it before and very
reliably :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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