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- From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Dave Lyons isn't _just_ a great programmer...
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 09:13:47 GMT
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- He's also one hell of a funny guy. Check this out...
-
- [ Sorry to drag your sordid history out like this, Dave, but I thought
- the Apple community deserved to know. ]
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- From: rupa@f-454.fidonet.org (Rupa Schomaker)
- Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
- Subject: New serial cables
- Keywords: chuckle, computers
- Message-ID: <S4e6.3730@looking.on.ca>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 00:30:11 GMT
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-
- I reveiced this from Crazy J on fidonet node 1:3600/7: (attempts to contact
- the author at CServe have been futile)
-
- Non-techno-jocks stop reading now.
-
- DL-232 -- A New Standard
-
- by Dave Lyons
- (CompuCenter Iowa: JoeApple; CompuServe 72177,3233)
-
- I may never understand how the designers of the RS-232 "standard"
- for serial communication managed to use 25 wires where only 3 are really
- necessary. Maybe they made a deal with the companies that make cables,
- connectors, and switch boxes...I just don't know.
-
- Well, I thought of a few things that the RS-232 standard lacks, and
- since there are already so many extra signals, a few more can't hurt
- anybody, right? Heck, let's go for 50-pin connectors and cables and add
- the following new signals. (Just to make sure this isn't compatible
- with any old equipment, all OLD signals are moved up one pin number
- (Carrier Detect becomes 9 instead of 8, etc., and pin 25 goes to pin 1).
-
-
- Pin Name Description
- --- ---- -----------
- 26 XCAT Should be connected to chassis of devices. Used with
- the next two signals, this provides protection against
- cats who haven't learned not to walk on floppy disks or
- serial equipment. This signal should supply about 2000
- volts (at a VERY low current level; wouldn't want to
- HURT the cute little thing, just teach it not to walk on
- anything in the computer room).
-
- 27 CATGND Cat ground. Used with pin 26. This signal should be
- connected to another part of the chassis or the
- tabletop.
-
- 28 CTD Cat detect.
-
- 29 SD Self-destruct. This signals causes the device to
- destroy itself.
-
- 30 SDACK Self-destruct acknowledge. Acknowledges that the device
- has destroyed itself.
-
- 31 VADIC This signal indicates to a computer that the device on
- the other end is a modem that uses VADIC protocol.
- (Note: CompuCenter Iowa users should jumper this signal
- to SD and then buy a decent modem.)
-
- 32 STBIT1 Stutter bits. With pin 33, sets the number of "stutter
- bits" (0 to 3 of them) to be included before each byte
- transmitted. This may reduce the number of people who
- feel inferior to computer equipment by showing them that
- computers have problems communicating with each other.
- 33 STBIT2
-
- 34 CABR Cable ready. It's not enough to know that the Data Set
- is ready (DSR) and the Data Terminal is read (DTR). We
- also need to know that the CABLE connecting them is
- ready.
-
- 35 GRR Gremlins ready. Not everybody knows it, but there are
- little green guys inside most modern computer equipment.
- Most of the time they sleep, but other times they cause
- trouble. The next 6 signals are for dealing with gremlins.
-
- 36 220A Used with pin 37, supplies 220 volt power for the
- gremlins' air conditioning. On hot days when gremlins
- can't sleep, applying power to these pins may solve your
- problems.
- 37 220B
-
- 38 110H 110 volts, hot side. When the 220 volt power doesn't
- help and gremlin problems persist, use this with pin 39
- to supply 110 volts for the gremlins' TV and video game
- center.
-
- 39 110N 110 volts, neutral side.
-
- 40 MOON Indicates the phase of the moon. Sometimes solves
- mysterious problems.
-
- 41 LHI Pins 41 through 45 can be used to implement the "like"
- protocol when the normal RTS/CTS protocol isn't enough.
- This one means "Like HI" and is used to establish a
- connection.
-
- 42 LHTY2 Like HI to You Too. Acknowledges pin 41.
-
- 43 LLTT Like Listen To This. Requests permission to send data.
-
- 44 LOK Like OK. Grants permission to transmit data.
-
- 45 LWOW Like WOW. Acknowledges receipt of data.
-
- 46 HEY Pins 46 to 50 may be used to implement the "Eighties"
- protocol when RTS/CTS and "Like" protocols won't do the
- job. This signal is similar to RTS (Request to Send).
-
- 47 NP No Problem. Acknowledges HEY.
-
- 48 HUH? Signals that data was not received correctly
- (possibly wrong number of stutter bits).
-
- 49 YEAH Acknowledges data received.
-
- 50 KMG365 Like YEAH, but for avid Emergency One fans.
-
- That makes 50! Let's hear your suggestions for MORE serial signals.
- Maybe we can get 100 and REALLY make the cable manufacturers happy.
-
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- -=(Rupa)=- [Entered on <21 Oct 92> at <22:11> in Houston Texas]
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