On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 10:29, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > LX: > Skimming through the article, I noticed that some of these boards have gone > to a USB-only configuration -- no serial or parallel ports. Given that these > boards are aimed at end-users and not OEM's, this does not sound like a > Really Good Idea to me. In my case, it would mean adding the cost of a new > printer and a new modem to the overall project cost, and those are not > trivial costs. Besides, my present modem and printer work just fine, thank > you. > -- cmg
Ahhh...Carroll, my friend. :) That is the beauty part. If indeed you do contemplate an upgrade, all you need do is get a usb serial/parallel adapter for a modest sum, and presto, your printer and modem are back in business. In addition, having done that you can do as I did and use IRQ's 7, 3, and 4 for things other than being tied to onerous dated and obsoleted onboard ports. Obsoleted in the sense that their functions are now duplicated on a less resource intensive external bus. Best Regards, LX -- ��������������������������������������������������� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ ���������������������������������������������������
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