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From: barton@holston.UUCP (barton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.periphs,comp.misc
Subject: Re: RS-232 protocol primer (long)
Summary: 6 pin DIN "Standard" Ha!
Message-ID: <32@holston.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 89 02:02:05 GMT
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Organization: Barton A. Fisk & Co.
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Get this: I ordered an Epson LQ-1050 printer, which according to
the doc's comes with a "standard" RS-232C serial interface, only
to find out that the so called "standard" interface is actually
a 6 pin DIN connector! I wonder which standard they are refering 
to?

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