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- From: ridder@zowie.zso.dec.com (Hans)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: BAUD != BPS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.233206.1529@ninja.zso.dec.com>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 23:32:06 GMT
- References: <68917@cup.portal.com> <1992Nov5.165246.19995@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com> <69118@cup.portal.com>
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- In article <69118@cup.portal.com> joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan) writes:
-
- [Lots of (pointless) discussion about people misusing Mr. Baudot's name.]
-
- >My point above really has NOTHING to do with NCR as it is now but only
- >as an analogy. It points out the fact that terminology must stay
- >within certain bounds of accuracy to keep from producing chaos (ie.
- >products that blow up).
-
- You mean if people don't stop using "baud" instead of "bps" that their
- products are going to start blowing up?
-
- Hey, *I* for one, am glad you pointed that out. We'll not only be more
- correct using "bps," but we'll be much safer too.
-
- Could we please take this to alt.religion.computers, or some equally
- appropriate place?
-
- -hans
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- Hans-Gabriel Ridder <ridder@rust.zso.dec.com>
- DECwest Engineering, Bellevue, Washington, USA
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