That's true, RS232 has always been very forgiving at least if you use good drivers. Like the 16550. I've had really bad experience with some MAX232 chips, espe

That's true, RS232 has always been very forgiving at least if you use good drivers. Like the 16550. I've had really bad experience with some MAX232 chips, especially the one that didn't need external capacitors (I forget the model number). Those tend to cause issues and blow up at the smallest wiring mistake. I still use RS232 today, even for actual computing as I have an actual VT520 terminal <3 And I use it a lot in electronics projects where it is still very widespread.