From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1EEC25CE-C5D7-4BDC-BC34-787F84260EBF@corpus-callosum.com> References: <1c796fa516a34db4215be350fe029d43@ladd.quanstro.net> <1EEC25CE-C5D7-4BDC-BC34-787F84260EBF@corpus-callosum.com> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:32:50 -0500 Message-ID: From: Calvin Morrison To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Re: [9fans] arcnet Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1ceb8456-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On 21 February 2013 14:26, Jeff Sickel wrote: > > On Feb 21, 2013, at 12:44 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > >>>> However, because of its simple, robust nature, ARCNET controllers are >>>> still sold and used in industrial, embedded, and automotive >>>> applications. >>> >>> Sounds positively anachronistic. Thanks for the clarification. >> >> and so is rs-232. usb is the way of the future. :-) i say this with >> toungue in cheek, of course. old does not lie along the useful >> axis. > > rs-232/422/485 has a lot going for it, more so than usb. Well, at least > until usb-optical cables become cheaper than copper, and even then you've > got component costs that are more expensive. Moving to ethernet at least > opens up the ability to use MODBUS TCP. > > -jas > > > Anyone look at the website? Kinda cool http://www.arcnet.com/