Gavin writes:
>Wirt writes:
>> The protocol is called Avesta Flow Control Protocol, where Avesta
>> is the name of the company.
>
>In the trivia category I believe "Avesta" was the product code name
>for the original DTC-48.

Yes, it was. I remember this because when I originally heard the code
name, I thought it was Vesta, probably because it seemed so appropriate.
Of course, that was before the device's (mis-)behavior became known.

-- Bruce


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