🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <s5rm#s.abell@netcom.com> abell@netcom.com (Steven T. Abell) writes:
| moose@svcdudes.com writes:
| >In article <KARTHY.92Jul23115350@xiv.iesd.auc.dk> karthy@iesd.auc.dk  
(Karsten  
| >Thygesen) writes:
| >> Problem: We are currently developing a program to control a
| >> professional video recorder. The video recorder has a serial RS 232
| >> interface which communicates at 38400 bit/s, 8 data bits and odd
| >> parity (i.e. 9 bits per character plus start/stop bits). 
| >The NeXT serial driver is pretty adamant about 10 bit data frames.  As most  
| >modems will only work with a 10 bit data frame, NeXT feels this does not
| >cause anyone any hardships. 
| 
| For such a forward-looking organization, NeXT was certainly short-sighted
| on this one. I'm a little surprised that no one there checked out the needs
| of pro-video machines when writing the serial stuff.

Sounds like a great opportunity for you budding DSP developers out there!
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