So much for getting programing done… I have got hardware done but no software yet. Well, apart from what is needed to get some hardware working. I find it strange how people change things for no reason. For instance, Maxon changed the strng that gets sent when one of their modems connects. They changed it from “TCP CONNECT” to “TCP_CONNECT”. The underscore is a minor change, but software does pick up on that.

They also added a paramater to the AT$$IPCFL command called TCP. If this is set at 0, the TCPIP stack thinks that it should be a server rather than a client. Now, thanks to NAT gateways, most people will be using this as a CLIENT, or using it to connect to another server. So why not make that the default? I have NO idea. I am sure there is some logic, but I cannot see it 🙁

I heard about an interesting organisation in the USA, and from all accounts their museum is facinating. It is the US Naval Cryptologic Ventrans Association – the group that worked with code machines and code breaking, generally in WWII. They have a museum in Florida.