[Coco] 16550 wasRe: RS232 paks

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On Friday 06 March 2009 01:03:46 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Friday 06 March 2009, Mark Marlette wrote:
> >Gene,
> >
> >I am glad that your memory has returned on this. :)
> >
> >Darn it, being arrogant...Again......
>
> A wee bit perhaps, but then the same can quite easily be said of me when my
> technical feet are on solid ground.  I've even got a degree from the
> University of Hard Knocks.  See at
> <http://gene.homelinux.net:85/gene/pix/UHK-diploma2.jpg>
>
> You can only get one of those if you have 'made it' in life without any
> education above high school, and as only an 8th grade graduate, I qualified
> with points to spare.  Oh, and they need a $100 bill, a donation to the
> student loan fund at Alderson-Broddus College in Phillipe WV.  I think the
> fact that you can spare the $100 bill is evidence that you've 'made it'. :)
>
> I finally did get a GED too, also in the early 90's.  Took the test, they
> said I'd hear in a week or so, I let 2 go by and collared the teacher
> giving the test.  His reply to my question was "Why do you care, you WERE
> just doing it for the exercise weren't you?"  He of course was right. :-)
>
> [...]

That's great! I love it 8-)