At 04:30 PM 1/23/01 -0600, you wrote: >> I believe UART preceeded processors. The first one I used was the >> AY5-1013. Required +5 and -12V. > >Say ... isn't that the part the Radio Shack used to sell? Seems like I used >that same uart years ago, but not in the 70's. > >-- Mitch It is. One day I had a Decwriter go bad. Radio Shack to the rescue! Barry -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics