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On 2014-04-19 15:47, Bob Jonkman wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Gandalf made "terminal routers" or trouters. I administered several
PACX (Private Automated Computer eXchange) devices, which were later
upgraded to the Gandalf Starmaster device. </pre>
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<big>The Gandalf PACX equipment came along many years after coax bus /
multiplexer I mentioned earlier.<br>
My employer in 1980s also designed and sold data switching equipment,
based on a telephone PBX.<br>
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In the PBX Voice was digitized, into PCM, and circuit switching was
done in the digital domain.<br>
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The company thought decided to extend the existing digital circuit
switching capabilities of the PBX with the addition of digital line
cards supporting a number if circuits for asynchronous serial data
communications at speeds in the range of 9600 bps (common in the 1980s).<br>
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It is common, but incorrect, to equate RS232 with asynchronous, serial
data communications. RS232 can be used for synchronous, serial data
communications as well.<br>
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IIRC: The X.25 PAD equipment connected with the network through 4800
bps modems that were RS232 synchronous on the digital side and
connected to a conditioned leased line in the analogue side.<br>
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JohnJ<br>
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