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Re: XPR protocol

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From: Larry Phillips
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1989 22:09
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In <20005@usc.edu>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>Note that not only VLT but also A-Talk III, from Release 1.2 on, supports XPR.
>We hope other 'commercials', shareware and PD comm authors will pick XPR up.
>IMHO, XEM make good sense in a comm program, but not much in a BBS program.
>The other way around as far as 'multiple XPRs' are concerned: they make a LOT
>of sense in a BBS program; none in a comm program.

Well, that sort of assumes that all future comm programs will be of the type:
"one comm program per serial port". I wouldn't want to make that assumption.

-larry

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