> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 08:22:56 -0600
> From: Jeffrey Austen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Purpose of txtail ?
>
> If there is no
> delay in the modem, then additional circuitry is not needed. Why should we
> needlessly complicate the interface by putting functions in inappropriate
> places?
I suspect the "appropriate place" varies depending on whether you are
building the hardware (in which case it often seems more "appropriate"
for the software to do it), or if you are building software.
One useful measure is to look at how the complexity of the interface
changes, based on where function is placed. Of course, that is where
this all started, namely a complaint that the interface seemed too
complicated (because it pushed this function from the modem, across
the interface, to the software).
(On the other hand, there will always be a bunch of brain-dead modems
out there, so the software has to implement txtail anyway...)
-tjs
