On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 09:55:59AM +0100, Dieter wrote:
> [ -hardware@ list added to existing -alpha@ thread as this
> doesn't seem to be alpha specific ]
>
> > This is because USB is absolutely crap for this purpose.
> > RS232 terminals, especially with long cables, can produce several kind
> > o
Quoting Bernd Walter, who wrote on Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 02:54:17PM +0200 ..
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 09:55:59AM +0100, Dieter wrote:
> > [ -hardware@ list added to existing -alpha@ thread as this
> > doesn't seem to be alpha specific ]
> >
> > > This is because USB is absolutely crap for this pur
[ -usb@ added to existing thread ]
> > > This is because USB is absolutely crap for this purpose.
> > > RS232 terminals, especially with long cables, can produce several kind
> > > of spikes and ground loops, which USB is very very sensitive about.
> >
> > Many things about USB are crap (thanks,
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:01:51AM +0100, Dieter wrote:
> [ -usb@ added to existing thread ]
>
> > > > This is because USB is absolutely crap for this purpose.
> > > > RS232 terminals, especially with long cables, can produce several kind
> > > > of spikes and ground loops, which USB is very very
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:01:51AM +0100, Dieter wrote:
> [ -usb@ added to existing thread ]
>
> > > > This is because USB is absolutely crap for this purpose.
> > > > RS232 terminals, especially with long cables, can produce several kind
> > > > of spikes and ground loops, which USB is very very
