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Wow, you gateway is making want to acquire acquire an Alto. Owning an Alto would motivate me to attempt create a posix C version of Alto network stack. I would use the Linux ax.25 stack as a reference.
The terminating resistors are to stop the electrons from escaping. When there are no terminator the electrons reflect back in to the coax. Electrons like conductors more then they like air. The terminators are needed to stop the reflections. The resistors let the electrons escape as heat.
Feb 23, 2018, 6:12:29 PM
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