From: utzoo!decvax!minow Newsgroups: net.dcom,net.misc Title: Re: How long is a break `character"\\? Article-I.D.: decvax.286 Posted: Tue Sep 14 19:05:55 1982 Received: Wed Sep 15 05:03:35 1982 References: mcnc.1307 It seems likely that defining break as "two character times @ 110 Baud" would satisfy pretty much anybody. The UART (asynchronous interface) detects a framing error (break received) after the line doesn't return to MARK after the first character time. Martin Minow decvax!minow