On Tuesday 24 June 2008 10:00:04 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I want to setup a 'data logger' for rain water tanks and hot water storage > tanks, for this I'll need at leats 3 RS232 ports > > luckily, the vinatge of computers found at rubish tips, oops, recycling > places, generally has two RS232 ports, but, that still leaves me short of > one port: > > I have several multi RS232s cards, but, ISA, which is of not much use > > should I get a PCI multi RS232 card, > or, go for USB-with-two-RS232 ports gadget ? > > (or, get another PC, and use two PCs...)
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