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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: BAUD != BPS
- Message-ID: <69291@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 22:32:59 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <68917@cup.portal.com>
- <1992Nov5.165246.19995@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com> <69118@cup.portal.com>
- <1992Nov9.233206.1529@ninja.zso.dec.com>
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- >In article <69118@cup.portal.com> joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan) wri
- t
- >es:
- >
- >[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?
-
- No, but if we start using DC instead of AC, or Kilowatts instead of
- Megawatts, YES, the WILL 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.
-
- As my Dad was when designing telecomm equipment. BPS and Baud aren't
- interchangeable.
-
- >Could we please take this to alt.religion.computers, or some equally
- >appropriate place?
-
- No. It's NOT a religious point, it's a simple instructive matter. Once we
- know better, we use the right term. No biggy.
-
- >-hans
- >--
- > Hans-Gabriel Ridder <ridder@rust.zso.dec.com>
- > DECwest Engineering, Bellevue, Washington, USA
- > "I'd rather be writing MACRO-20!"
- > Any opinions expressed are not those of my employer, honest.
-
- -Joel
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