TLIMONCE%DREW.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (07/05/88)
I've grown to like 8-bits, no-parity and 1-stop bit. Especially when working with a 1200 bps modem, since 2 bits are sent at a time, the modem rounds up the number of bits to an even number. 8+1+1=10, 7+1+1 gets promoted to 7+1+2. \ \ \___stop bit \ \_____start bit \____data. I usually turn off parity because nobody seems to deal with it if there is an error. (I never expect tty service to be 100% error-free anyway, lets hear it for software with a redraw-the-screen key!). Tom A // Tom Limoncelli -- TLimonce@Drew.Bitnet \ M // "Never trust a person that doesn't know machine language!" \ I \\// /\ G XX "Have you hugged your SO today?" / \ A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The above are my views, not those of Drew University or my employer"