On 27 February 2014 08:26, Hal Murray <hmur...@megapathdsl.net> wrote:
> The advantage of something like the BBB is that it runs Linux so you have a > nice environment in which to run your code. The disadvantage of Linux is > that it's complicated and you have things like file systems that can get > trashed. Now, in addition of being the sysadmin for your PC(s), you have to > be an admin for your lab gear. That may be more "interesting" that you were > expecting. A friend reports that his scope caught a virus... Consumer devices like routers and modems run Linux. Does anyone know how they get around this issue? I wonder if the OS is stored on a read-only device, and that is loaded into a read/write device when the device is powered on. It is great to hear about this project - even though I no longer have a 5370B. I can see CPU upgrades could bring new life to a lot of old instruments, but it clearly takes a lot of dedication to sort out the code. Something very complex like a vector network analyzer would probably be particularly challenging, Dave _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
