> The use of a "hybrid" as used in telephony applications to convert 2 > wire to 4 wire and back can give you additional signal paths at no > extra cost in interconnections. We were talking about timeless/timeindependent protocols. I think telephone-style forks in practice always have so time (=frequency) dependence, so they would not be suitable. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist