USB (*gasp*) modem?
David Hardy
belovedbold357 at gmail.com
Sun May 13 22:20:53 EDT 2012
Guilty as charged.
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen
<rozzin at geekspace.com>wrote:
> Robert Casey <beecee808 at gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > I do love hoppy beer, and peripherals!
>
> Oh, right--"peripherals" was the word I was trying to remember,
> where I used "devices".
>
> Preoccupied trying to get my inbox down below 600 unhandled messages,
> tonight....
>
> --
> "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))."
>
> > On May 13, 2012 9:16 PM, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <rozzin at geekspace.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > David Hardy <belovedbold357 at gmail.com> writes:
> > >
> > > Well, what was the *other* qualification you and your colleague
> came up
> > with
> > > the other day? Enquiring potential nerds wanna know.
> >
> > "Appreciates hoppy beers".
> >
> > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen <
> > rozzin at geekspace.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:
> > > >
> > > > If the laptop doesn't have an RS-232 port, one can obtain
> > > > USB<->RS232 adapters for small money. The later are a
> > > > well-established product with a universal interface (USB
> serial
> > > > communications class. They shouldn't need vendor-specific
> drivers
> > > > under any OS that supports USB.
> > >
> > > Oh, you'd be surprised. Apparently there are a zillion
> different
> > > USB<->RS232 adapter chipsets, and a zillion different drivers
> > > required to drive them. Linux is in good shape here, but some
> > > of other OSes..., not so much. Mac OS X, for example, needs
> > > third-party drivers to be able to use the most popular
> > adapter-chips--
> > > and what's more, the drivers apparently suck and tend to crash
> the
> > whole
> > > OS.
> > >
> > > > These also come in handy for connecting to the serial
> consoles on
> > > > routers, switches, and other IT gear. Small pieces, loosely
> > joined.
> > >
> > > It's funny--I was discussing working definitions of "nerd" with
> > > a colleague, the other day..., and one of the two
> qualifications
> > > that we came up with was something like `carries a multitude
> > > of interconnectable devices'....
> >
> > --
> > "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))."
> >
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