Re: Apple II IEEE-488 Interface card

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

frankc <frankc@srv.net> wrote in message 39A5E8FD.D372D119@srv.net">news:39A5E8FD.D372D119@srv.net...
> National Instruments uses GPIB extensively in thier line of
instrumentation.  HPIB
> was HP's attempt to proprietorize the standard.

I believe hp invented the interface, and then gave up the rights to it in
order to make it as widely used as possible. Kind of like what IBM did with
it's PC, and for similiar reasons: figuring it would sell more hp equipment
that way. BTW, I worked for hp, and now Agilent.
-Paul