Xref: utzoo gnu.misc.discuss:3098 comp.misc:12567 comp.dcom.modems:9748 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucdavis!csusac!unify!unify!rjc From: rjc@devo.unify.com (Ronald Cole) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.misc,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: hayes lawsuit Message-ID: Date: 15 May 91 23:59:37 GMT References: <1991May13.044909.3617@netdev.comsys.com> Sender: news@Unify.Com (news admin) Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, California Lines: 14 In-Reply-To: tmb@ai.mit.edu's message of 13 May 91 08:15:49 GMT 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. Isn't an RS232 break just an ascii NUL with a framing error? That is certaintly an out-of-band command! -- Ronald Cole +----------------------+ internet: rjc@unify.com Software Engineer II | This space for rent. | uucp: uunet!unify!rjc Unify Corporation +----------------------+ voice: +1 916 928 6238 "Relax. What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind!" - Homer Simpson