Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1exp 10/6/83; site ihldt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxi!houxm!ihnp4!ihldt!jhh From: jhh@ihldt.UUCP Newsgroups: net.dcom Subject: Re: Cheap 1200 bps modems Message-ID: <2048@ihldt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 10:03:38 EDT Article-I.D.: ihldt.2048 Posted: Wed Oct 19 10:03:38 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Oct-83 06:56:45 EDT References: <228@houxb.UUCP> <172@wu1.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il Lines: 5 I remember hearing back in the distant past that HP had some sort of basic patent on RS-232 products, and that you could not manufacture RS-232 products without a license (available for some nominal cost.) Anyone else remember that? John Haller