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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: BAUD != BPS
- Message-ID: <68919@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 00:14:30 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1992Oct27.154920.10893W@baron.edb.tih.no>
- <1992Oct28.053528.15964@netcom.com> <1992Oct28.155954.29870@cs.hut.fi>
- <1992Oct29.055350.11511@netcom.com> <1992Oct30.100843.10325@cs.hut.fi>
- <1992Oct30.140153.27262@decuac.dec.com> <1992Nov3.002330.3870@netcom.com>
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- >bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Oct30.140153.27262@decuac.dec.com> bell@ufp.enet.dec.com () w
- r
- >ites:
- >
- >>>Folks, let's face it, we live in a lazy era, language wise. It's easier
- >>>to say "baud" than "BEE PEE ESS."
- >
- >>Indeed, but it's still completely wrong.
- >
- >It is also wrong to say "It's me," to indicate yourself. The correct
- >phrase is "It is I." In both cases of baud/bps or "It's me"/"It is I",
- >I reply: SO WHAT? Communication is occuring. No one is misunder-
- >standing anyone. Language is serving its purpose. Deal with it.
-
- But it is NOT the same as "It's me." It is more like "It's." There is
- vital information missing with Baud.
-
- The point is, if such technical terms continue to be watered down, there is
- a potential danger. I'm sure you would correct people if they claimed your
- Amiga ran at 7 KHz or 25 KHz instead of 7 or 25 MHz, right? So what is the
- problem with simple education on BAUD vs. BPS? Why do people resist such
- simple correction on this particular issue? The first time it was pointed
- out to me I said, "Oh, that's good to know. Okay, I'll use BPS." What's
- the big deal in using the PROPER term?
-
- >#ifdef TRUE | Fuzzy Fox fuzzy@netcom.com
- >#define TRUE 0 | a.k.a. David DeSimone an207@cleveland.freenet.edu
- >#define FALSE 1 | "History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes."
- >#endif | -- Mark Twain
-
- -Joel
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