On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 14:11, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > On Jun 28, 2021, at 4:23 AM, David Brownlee via cctalk > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > ... > > I noticed this the other day, just in case it's of interest to anyone > > on this thread. > > > > | https://www.tindie.com/products/nsayer/ftdi-be-gone/ > > | FTDI-be-gone is a USB-to-serial adapter. ... Rather than use a > > proprietary device > > | driver to implement the serial port in the host, it relies on CDC > > class drivers supplied by the > > | OS. > > Which OS requires special FTDI drivers? Mac OS certainly does not.
I think he's probably referring to the hugely overinflated BIOS & firmware updating software that most x86 hardware ships with. I've never had the need to connect an FTDI based device to anything other than NetBSD, but I remember reading the horror stories a while back about FTDI Windows drivers trying to brick knock off clone hardware. David