-----Original Message----- From: users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:21 AM To: Community support for Fedora users Subject: Re: Best FOSS alternative for skype? On Wed, 2011-05-11 at 19:46 -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote: > The Amiga and Apple computers were paramount. > > In fact, even the parallel port in the Amiga is non-standard, although > it is a DB25. It'd been my observation that most parallel ports were very non-standard. There were different modes of operation, and many were only suitable for connecting a printer (they were an output, only). -----Original Message----- Slightly off-topic, Most paralel ports on those vintage machines were capable of both rx and tx Allthough they could not transfer 8-bits wide. Hence the lap-link protocol disected each byte into two nibbles. Might seem slow, but anyway much faster than async at 19.200 bps which was often the highest reliable speed. hw ______________________________________________________________________ Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het elektronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
