It’s because Hayes held the patent on the modem having to pause for one second before it could receive commands. Other modem manufacturers implemented the “tim

It’s because Hayes held the patent on the modem having to pause for one second before it could receive commands. Other modem manufacturers implemented the “time-independent escape sequence” to get around the patent[0]… the only issue being binaries that contained control codes and meddlesome kids. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Independent_Escape_Sequence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Independent_Escape_Sequ...