Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
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> RS-232 _is_ a standard. The DB-25 connector is part of it. IBM DB-9
> serial connectors are _not_ RS-232 whatever anybody says.
> --
> Ward Griffiths
> They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
> Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
> Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Which brings up one of the 'bones' that I have to pick with IBM [as if
they were interested in listening to me. ;-(]
RS-232, was a well accepted 'Standard'. Any time that you saw a piece of
equipment with a DB-25 connector on it, it was almost certainly a RS-232
connection. Then along comes 'Big Brother' (IBM) wanting to save a few
pennies on 'printer connectors' (The Amphenol must have been _way_ more
expensieve. But all the printer manufacturers still seem to be able to
be able to afford it.)
Which brings us to todays state of affairs!
DB-25's that might be either a serial port, or maybe a parallel port, or
maybe something else.
Chuck
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