Was there a point here Tom? The need is real - the serial port is
just a tool required to work with these devices.
On Nov 7, 2007, at 2:45 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Many, many enterprise telco devices, servers, and storage devices
require serial console access, at least initially during first
configuration.
That's why we make fun of Rip Van Winkle the IT manager. And don't
forget
to demand a floppy disk drive too.
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