Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3455 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2001 03:58:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 20 Dec 2001 03:58:50 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 6940 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2001 03:58:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 20 Dec 2001 03:58:50 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16GuK4-0007Bu-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 03:56:44 +0000 Received: from out1.prserv.net ([32.97.166.31] helo=prserv.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16GuK4-0007Bp-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 03:56:44 +0000 Received: from ieee.org (slip-32-103-10-212.md.us.prserv.net[32.103.10.212]) by prserv.net (out1) with SMTP id <2001122003555120100s1gehe>; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 03:55:52 +0000 Message-ID: <3C20B554.7AA7F5C3@ieee.org> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:42:12 -0500 From: "Andre Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Re: long haul QSO's References: <7D653C9C42F5D411A27C00508BF8803D55C66D@pdw-mail-r1.dstl.gov.uk> <3C20A8C3.36F3AD6E@usa.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Alberto di Bene wrote: > I am afraid the biggest threat for serial comms is coming not from Bill, > but from laptop manufacturers... > I have recently seen laptops of the low end of the price range which > didn't have a serial port... yes, more and more laptops have a USB port only André N4ICK