Xref: utzoo gnu.misc.discuss:3073 comp.misc:12534 comp.dcom.modems:9705 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uupsi!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.misc,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: hayes lawsuit Message-ID: <2V9BB67@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 13 May 91 14:26:01 GMT References: <1991May13.044909.3617@netdev.comsys.com> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 12 In article tmb@ai.mit.edu (Thomas M. Breuel) writes: > If you can think of uses prior to the mid-1980's of timeouts or timing > to transmit out-of-band commands or data to a computer or communications > device, please drop me a note, and I can put you in touch with the > attorneys handling the case. I know this is a bit obvious, but that's basically how unclocked serial communications (such as async ascii) work in the first place, by using timing to transmit data to a computer or communications device... -- Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180; Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012; `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"