My new toy: HP85

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Jun 9 18:14:47 1999

Eek! You're right. I was in too big a hurry when I read the message. The
GPIO is a 16 bit parallel interface.

  Joe

At 09:07 PM 6/9/99 +0100, you wrote:
>> >82940A GP-IO I/F
>>
>> HP-IB interface. can be used to connect to instruments, disk drives,
>> printers, plotters and LOTs more.
>
>Is it? The HP-IB interface is the instrument/disk drive/etc one. I
>thought that the GPIO interface was 'General Purpose Input/Output' and
>was essentially a 16 bit parallel port with handshake lines (like what
>you find on the end of a 82165).
>
>-tony
>
>
Received on Wed Jun 09 1999 - 18:14:47 BST