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From: kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kurt A. Geisel)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Using MC1488 for TTL->RS-232
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Date: 1 Jan 90 07:50:03 GMT
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Thanks for all the help.  The consensus seems to be: it should work,
but you really should be using +/- 12v.  Well, this is very temporary
and very hardware specific, so I think I'll stick with it for now.
The port I'm trying to drive seems to accept stuff well under the 232
spec.  A MAX232 I'd have to order, while 1488s I can get a Radio Scrap.

- Kurt