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In article <5877@cbmvax.UUCP>, bryce@cbmvax.UUCP (Bryce Nesbitt) writes...

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    This was an interesting discussion of Commodore's plans to standardize 
access to extra serial ports on the Amiga. However, it leaves prospective 
purchasers of such hardware in something of a quandry. Should we wait for CBM's
hardware to appear, and thus assure ourselves of compatibility with the
standard, or should we go with a third party vendor like ASDG, whose ports are
available now, but whose serial driver does not conform to the standard? Given
that Commodore's customary lead times between "technology previews" and product
deliveries are horrendously long, the question takes on extra poignancy. 

    If CBM wants to impose a standard on the serial port add-on marketplace,
then I think that's great. If they fail to get the word out to vendors like ASDG
however, then they have an obligation to GET THEIR PRODUCT TO MARKET QUICKLY! I
for one think that it would be preferable to allow the third party vendors to
define the standard, as messy as that could turn out to be, than to have CBM
attempt to do so long after others have delivered non-compliant products.

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