HP-IL checksums or not

[mfleming]

I think you're right about separating the application domain for checksums between data storage and data transmission. The reliability of modern storage these days is pretty much a given, so storing the checksum with the data may not be entirely justified. That leaves transmission, and since computing the checksum is reasonably cheap each side can exchange their checksum result as part of the transmission acknowledgement protocol.

After all, what use is a checksum if you don't use it?
~Mark