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From: haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Serial  (Hemorphaditic Cables)
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Date: 21 Jan 88 10:39:30 GMT
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            I'm the one who suggested the hermorphaditic cables. I prefer this
approach as opposed to the solution used by the phone company in that with
hermorphaditic cables, cables can be connected to one another to form longer
cables, adding great convienience.  Also, only one connector design is needed,
where'as the otherway you have two.  These both seem highly desirable features
not incorporated at the current time.

        I would further suggest that the power and ground wires be specified
by voltage, so that ports with differing power ratings would never cause a
short.  Everbody messes up once in a while!

        As far as getting people together to form a standard, this is kind of
what ANSI and IMSA (??) are about.  They make up poorly thought out standards.
It seems that the best designs come from engineers facing an immeadiate design
problem.  I think my solution is fairly well thought out.  I have not received
any mail to the contrary so?


       To serve as a bridge between hermorphaditic cables and the current
RS-232 "standard", simply provide male/female RS-232 adapters for the new
cable.

       Any body see some problem with this idea?  


                                                              Thanks,

                                                                   Wade.

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