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From: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Serial Ports
Message-ID: <479@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 89 03:13:27 GMT
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Reply-To: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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OK Howard, you've got some good points. The fact is, however, that ASDG *is*
involved in  discussions of future serial port standards and there *is* more
than what meets the eye. (and...so as not to appear as if we have a monopoly
on CBM's ear, there are others involved in the discussion as well)

As we see it, and there's no reason you shouldn't believe this, there won't
be any of the calamitous  confusion  which  you fear. There are some pretty
reasonable minds  working  in  this  area and I think you can trust them to
hash things through pretty well.

For example, we've just decided to make  guruing  if the arp library is not
present a standard part of all serial drivers. There. See? (in case there's
any doubt the preceding *was* a stab at humor, ok).

I restate my earlier claim ``(that we) have a solution today which will not
be incompatible with tomorrows standards.''

Thanks,

Perry

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                        Perry Kivolowitz, ASDG Inc.
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