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GPIB-232CT-A for MS-DOS/Windows
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IEEE 488 and
IEEE 488 and IEEE 488.2 refer to the
IEEE 488.2
ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.1-1987 and the
ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2 -1987, respectively,
which define the GPIB.
RS-232
RS-232 refers to the ANSI/EIA-232-C standard.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms
are listed in the Glossary.
