[Elecraft] OT Ethernet/RS-232

[Bill Frantz]

Thanks to the many people, both on and off the list, who pointed 
out current uses of RS-232 in industrial systems and datacenters 
and the limited availability of RS-232 interfaces on new 
computers including laptops. Indeed, there is nothing that is 
completely obsolete in electronics and computers.

I will point out that a full K line system is 4 boxes from 
Elecraft each containing perhaps several  CPUs/DSPs/etc. Add in 
a Window/Mac/Linux computer with all of them communicating with 
each other it is no longer just a simple point-to-point 
communication problem. (And I am very glad I can load firmware 
in my K3 without disconnecting the P3.)

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

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