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by Andrew Grygus
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2/14/17 4:33:30 AM
2/14/17 4:33:30 AM
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New And then there was the guy . . .
. . who claimed the RS in RS232 stood for Radio Shack.
Post #417,140
by hnick
2/14/17 5:57:35 AM
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New You knew him too??
Guy actually worked for Radio Shack (sort of). Summer of 1986, I think, company I worked for did some protocol converter work for Tandy. I had to go to Texas to show what we had and see if it needed any tweaks. I was talking to one of their big shots and made an off handed comment like "20 years and it's still a recommended standard?" and he came back with "Oh no! That RS stands for Radio Shack!" He was serious as a heart attack.
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     Computer History Nostalgia. - (static) - (18) - Feb. 13, 2017, 03:32:10 PM EST
         I still deal with a lot of that stuff. - (Andrew Grygus) - (11) - Feb. 13, 2017, 04:34:25 PM EST
             Damn! - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - Feb. 13, 2017, 05:20:13 PM EST
                 :-) LRPD: "Fun is fun to have." -NT - (malraux) - Feb. 13, 2017, 06:43:37 PM EST
                 Just Lovely - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - Feb. 13, 2017, 10:00:40 PM EST
                     you have a copy of littlebiglan around? - (boxley) - (7) - Feb. 13, 2017, 10:17:43 PM EST
                         I suspect it isn't that complicated. - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Feb. 13, 2017, 11:41:20 PM EST
                             If your port list is out of date, they must have moved something - (drook) - (5) - Feb. 14, 2017, 08:11:55 AM EST
                                 Even if I knew how to make the software send . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Feb. 14, 2017, 12:23:57 PM EST
                                     Symlink them -NT - (crazy) - (3) - Feb. 14, 2017, 06:25:10 PM EST
                                         My relationship with the software companies I work with . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Feb. 14, 2017, 07:50:34 PM EST
                                             Sigh - (crazy) - Feb. 15, 2017, 02:08:07 AM EST
                                             An admirable position. - (static) - Feb. 15, 2017, 04:15:14 AM EST
         I used to deal with that stuff, thankfully no more. - (malraux) - (3) - Feb. 13, 2017, 06:44:59 PM EST
             My favourite RS-232 stories. - (static) - (2) - Feb. 14, 2017, 03:32:27 AM EST
                 And then there was the guy . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 14, 2017, 04:33:30 AM EST
                     You knew him too?? - (hnick) - Feb. 14, 2017, 05:57:35 AM EST
         God, that makes me feel old! :) - (a6l6e6x) - Feb. 13, 2017, 11:29:16 PM EST
         Octal and early processors. - (static) - Feb. 14, 2017, 03:34:39 AM EST

Sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up.
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