>> The start bit idea is clever! It allows a character to have
>> up to 7 dits
>> or dahs. You still have to count the bits as they go out (or
>> are thrown
>> out), though since an all dit character would go to zero as
>> soon as you
>> throw out the start bit.
>
> Wouldn't a stop bit be easier? Shift, if result in register is 0 you are
> done, else you transmit what is in the carry and shift again.
>
> Wouter van Ooijen


But what would the start bit be? How do you distinguish it from a data
bit? The start bit is clever since it's the first 1 after a string of 0s.
You just always throw out the leading 1, then interpret what's left.

Harold

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