Re: TECH: Couple more TEMPEST questions

solarfox@texas.net wrote:

>On Sat, 08 May 2004 20:31:36 -0500, you wrote:
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>>Are the IC pins labeled as not "G" on the Tempest schems not "ground?"
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> Oh, BTW, just a nitpick for future reference... :)
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> When referring to an active-low signal by name, the preferred
>nomenclature is to put an asterisk after the signal name -- i.e. G*,
>RESET*, IOW*, Q*, and so on. Using the word "not" can get grammatically
>confusing; the above question _could_ be construed as asking "Aren't these
>IC pins 'ground'?", which obviously isn't what you meant. :)
>
>

Or I've also seen it done as /reset, /iow, /q.

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Received on Sun May 9 13:22:02 2004