• @ramenshaman
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    131 month ago

    What would you do with RS-232 and RS-485?

    • @Agent641
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      191 month ago

      Hook up my US Robotics 56k modem and dial up to the internet, where I can chat with hot babes

    • @hemmes
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      41 month ago

      I have a 485 adapter in my bag for BACnet and Modbus communications.

    • Flying Squid
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      21 month ago

      And what the hell, add RS-422 while you’re at it. And a parallel port! And the left side expansion port they used to have on the Amiga 500 and 1000!

      • @ripcord
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        51 month ago

        And some ISDN BRI ports. And ATM and FDDI. And something I can do X.25 over. Oh, and Token Ring.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 month ago

      You’d be surprised to know how much of the world’s manufacturing infrastructure still uses it.

    • @Resonosity
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      11 month ago

      -485 is superior. Everyone knows it

    • Almrond
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      11 month ago

      UART consoles and model train control systems come to mind.