As additional information, consider what Truman et al knew and not what we believe in hind sight:
* The U.S. had an invasion plan for Japan with the hope that it would lead to the Japanesse surender. The first stage was the invasion of Kyushu (operation Olympic) followed by an invasion to occupy Tokyo. Note that neither invasion included taking entire islands so theoretically fighting could continue. The hope was that the occupation of Tokyo would lead to a Japaneese surrender.
* The invasion of Kyushu was expected to lead to ~105k U.S. casualties. Based on previous invasions, one would have expected 200-500k Japanesse casualties from this operation.
* The taking of Tokyo was expected to take ~300k more U.S. casualties with a corresponding loss of 600k-2M Japanesse.
* While the invasions were expected to cost 400-500k Americans and 800k-2.5M Japanesse, the combined bombings cost 110k Japanesse (Hiroshima - 45k 1st day and 19k subsequently; Nagasaki - 22k 1st day, 17k susequently, combined 1000-2000 over later years). That's not a good thing if you're one of the ~105k killed by the bomb. However, in the grand scheme of things would you choose 105k dead or something greater than 1,000,000?
* The U.S., in preparation for the invasions, minted just under 500k purple hearts. Those were used for all U.S. casualties in Korea, Vietnam, and the current gulf debacle. There are still ~120k purple hearts left in warehouses. In other words, we have more purple hearts left over after 60 years of on and off fighting than the total casualties from the bombings.
* For completeness, the Nagasaki bomb "should" have killed more. The bomb missed it's target by several miles and exploded over an industriallized valley where the hills sheilded much of the city from the worst of the explosion. If the bomb had been on target, the Nagasaki casualties would probably have approached those of Hiroshima.
Besides the fact that there is no such critter as a DB-9 connector.
Back in the day when the "D" shell connectors were created (at ITT-Cannon?) there were four sizes all with 20 guage contacts. The 15 contact connector was in an "A" size shell, 25 contacts in a "B", 37 contacts in a "C", and 50 contacts in a "D" size. Later, a 9 contact connector was developed in a smaller shell. Guess what, the next letter available was "E". So it's correct to have: DE-9x DA-15x DB-25x DC-37x DD-50x wher e x is either P or S depending on whether the contacts are pins or sockets. As an aside, there are now connectors with fifteen 22guage contacts in an "E" size shell, 26 in an "A" etc. These "high density" connectors are HDE-15x, HDA-26x, etc. The VGA connector is a variant of the HDE-15.
When RS-232 was standardized as an interface, they chose two connectors - the DB-25 and a 26 contact Centronics. The DB-25 became the ubiquitous connector in the PC industry. But almost no one was the full RS-232 standard. At best they might use the CTS and RTS lines in addition to the transmit and recieve. So, to save money, the PC industry went to the DE-9 to eliminate the extraneous hardware costs. But guess what, a lot of inDUHviduals couldnt' get their minds around the fact that the connector is smaller so they couldn't change what they call the connector. Thus the incorrect nomenclature "DB-9". Get it right, it is a DE-9.
Also note, since the PC makers have eliminated all the hand shaking, most of the flow control, and used a different connector than what's in the specification, the serial port on your PC is not strictly RS-232.
If the do live outside the U.S. there might be an alternative enforcement strategy. A few guys in camo can "quietly" pick them up at their home and deliver them to a certain prison facility in Bagdad. Although normal persons/prisoners should never be treated the way they were in Bagdad, I don't think even the most liberal amoung us would worry about the spammers.
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As additional information, consider what Truman et al knew and not what we believe in hind sight:
* The U.S. had an invasion plan for Japan with the hope that it would lead to the Japanesse surender. The first stage was the invasion of Kyushu (operation Olympic) followed by an invasion to occupy Tokyo. Note that neither invasion included taking entire islands so theoretically fighting could continue. The hope was that the occupation of Tokyo would lead to a Japaneese surrender.
* The invasion of Kyushu was expected to lead to ~105k U.S. casualties. Based on previous invasions, one would have expected 200-500k Japanesse casualties from this operation.
* The taking of Tokyo was expected to take ~300k more U.S. casualties with a corresponding loss of 600k-2M Japanesse.
* While the invasions were expected to cost 400-500k Americans and 800k-2.5M Japanesse, the combined bombings cost 110k Japanesse (Hiroshima - 45k 1st day and 19k subsequently; Nagasaki - 22k 1st day, 17k susequently, combined 1000-2000 over later years). That's not a good thing if you're one of the ~105k killed by the bomb. However, in the grand scheme of things would you choose 105k dead or something greater than 1,000,000?
* The U.S., in preparation for the invasions, minted just under 500k purple hearts. Those were used for all U.S. casualties in Korea, Vietnam, and the current gulf debacle. There are still ~120k purple hearts left in warehouses. In other words, we have more purple hearts left over after 60 years of on and off fighting than the total casualties from the bombings.
* For completeness, the Nagasaki bomb "should" have killed more. The bomb missed it's target by several miles and exploded over an industriallized valley where the hills sheilded much of the city from the worst of the explosion. If the bomb had been on target, the Nagasaki casualties would probably have approached those of Hiroshima.
Don't forget insure/ensure.
And as geeks, we should all ridicule those that talk about DB-9 connectors (it's a DE-9 since it's in a "E" size connector shell)
Besides the fact that there is no such critter as a DB-9 connector.
r e x is either P or S depending on whether the contacts are pins or sockets. As an aside, there are now connectors with fifteen 22guage contacts in an "E" size shell, 26 in an "A" etc. These "high density" connectors are HDE-15x, HDA-26x, etc. The VGA connector is a variant of the HDE-15.
Back in the day when the "D" shell connectors were created (at ITT-Cannon?) there were four sizes all with 20 guage contacts. The 15 contact connector was in an "A" size shell, 25 contacts in a "B", 37 contacts in a "C", and 50 contacts in a "D" size. Later, a 9 contact connector was developed in a smaller shell. Guess what, the next letter available was "E". So it's correct to have:
DE-9x
DA-15x
DB-25x
DC-37x
DD-50x
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When RS-232 was standardized as an interface, they chose two connectors - the DB-25 and a 26 contact Centronics. The DB-25 became the ubiquitous connector in the PC industry. But almost no one was the full RS-232 standard. At best they might use the CTS and RTS lines in addition to the transmit and recieve. So, to save money, the PC industry went to the DE-9 to eliminate the extraneous hardware costs. But guess what, a lot of inDUHviduals couldnt' get their minds around the fact that the connector is smaller so they couldn't change what they call the connector. Thus the incorrect nomenclature "DB-9". Get it right, it is a DE-9.
Also note, since the PC makers have eliminated all the hand shaking, most of the flow control, and used a different connector than what's in the specification, the serial port on your PC is not strictly RS-232.
If the do live outside the U.S. there might be an alternative enforcement strategy. A few guys in camo can "quietly" pick them up at their home and deliver them to a certain prison facility in Bagdad. Although normal persons/prisoners should never be treated the way they were in Bagdad, I don't think even the most liberal amoung us would worry about the spammers.
It's called in breeding. This is just a long winded explaination of the simple fact that
YOUR FAMILY TREE DON'T FORK!!!