[GreenKeys] CRLF or not CRLF?

Dave Horsfall dave at horsfall.org
Sun Jul 30 08:55:11 EDT 2017


On Sun, 30 Jul 2017, Jeffrey Angus wrote:

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> Things like the MFJ 1289, Kantronics KAM and AEA PK-232 are not terminal 
> units. They are decoders, they have to be told what they are decoding. 
> ASCII or Baudot, and what speed, 60, 66, 75, 100, 110 WPM etc. and their 
> output is an ASCII 8-level code regardless of what the input signal is. 
> A 5-level Baudot two-tone signal input is output as an 8-level ASCII 
> signal at either RS-232 or TTL signal levels.

Thank you for a most cogent explanation of the distinction!  Odd as it may 
seem, it never occurred to me before.

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."


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