Trouble shooting data transfer problems.

From: Medical Laboratory Observer | Date: July 1, 1985| Author: | Copyright information

When data transmission comes out garbled, you can either kick the computer or troubleshoot the problem. The technique for the former approach needs no explanation. Troubleshooting is trickier but ultimately more satisfying.

I will outline some key problem-solving methods here. A few ideas will be simplified in the interest of clearer overall comprehension.

First, let's consider what one needs for computer communication. Your microcomputer should have a keyboard, monitor, adequate random access memory, and preferably two disk drives--one for the program that coordinates ...

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