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you ever think about how *weird* a protocol RS232 is?

i mean what the fuck else uses signal levels of +15 V and -15 V???

you've traded off all ability to do high speed communication *and* made it require big line drivers, in exchange for frankly ridiculous and unnecessary amounts of noise immunity
-F/R

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