Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site timeinc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!timeinc!greenber From: greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: More dongles Message-ID: <462@timeinc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 22:56:07 EDT Article-I.D.: timeinc.462 Posted: Fri Aug 23 22:56:07 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:13:32 EDT References: <53500017@trsvax> <225@omen.UUCP> Reply-To: greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) Organization: Time Inc. (Edit Tech), New York Lines: 25 Summary: In article <225@omen.UUCP> @.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) writes: >In article <53500017@trsvax> gordon@trsvax writes: > >If each dongle delays the serial data several character times, cascading >enough of the buggers will make a good serial memory! At 1200 bps, 500 >dongles with 4 characters of storage each (2000 total) would cause a >delay greater than 16 seonds. This would make the serial port virtually >useless for communications. > But think what a nifty volatile memory device it would make! :-) Memory? I don' need no stinkin' memory! I got cascaded dongles! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ross M. Greenberg @ Time Inc, New York --------->{vax135 | ihnp4}!timeinc!greenber<--------- I highly doubt that Time Inc. would make me their spokesperson. --- "You must never run from something immortal. It attracts their attention." -- The Last Unicorn