Andrew,

Thanks a lot for your assistance.  I really appreciate your taking the
time.

Bill
>
> bill bass <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> > Can somebody kindly tell me what is LINUX that I have been seeing
> > so many times on the list.
>
>     Bill:
>
>     From the LINUX Home Page ( http://www.linux.org ):
>
>         Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created
>         by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around
>         the world. Linux is an independent POSIX implementation and
>         includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries,
>         demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking,
>         and other features consistent with Unix-type systems.
>         Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source
>         code for Linux is freely available to everyone.
>
> > Also, what does BTW stands for and bit banging means.
>
>     "BTW" = By the way.
>
>     "Bit-banging" = Using software to perform tasks that are commonly
>     performed by dedicated hardware.  Usually applied to software
>     implementations of communications protocols (like I2C, RS-232,
>     SPI, etc.).
>
>     -Andy
>
>
> === Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
> === Fast Forward Engineering - Vista, California
> === http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2499
>

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