On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Bob Barr wrote:

> Sorry to disagree but a DSO is not really a *requirement* to scope
> RS232 data. Folks were scoping RS232 data long before DSO's came into
> existence (or at least commonly available).

Amen!  I'm one of them.  Of course the last time I did it, 19200 was
considered pretty fast ;) but of course the speed doesn't matter, until
you get really sloooow, when phosphor starts to fade between bits...

I've occasionally wished for a DSO when looking at hard to reproduce
one-shot events, but since I already have a CRO I seriously doubt I'll
ever need one badly enough to actually shell out cash for one.

Dale

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