Yes. It (signal strength) is NOT OS Related. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Javier Valencia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 10:46 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Off Top - XP BITES - resolved
> Jim: > I would have tough that the signal strength was a function of the hardware > and not software. I am trying to figure out how you can adjust signal > strength to the serial port with software and I cannot come up with an > answer. It would seem to me that maybe your problem was due to the serial > port on the new computer and not necessarily the software. Old serial boards > had larger components and generated stronger signals, new board tend to be > tinny and likely have weaker signals; also, cable length, AWG and impedance > have a large effect in serial signals. If the problem is with the operating > system, should you not have the same problem with all the serial ports? > I used to run into the same problem with switches and parallel ports, > manufacturers told you not use them as the may actually damage the printer > (HP's advice for laser printers); however, they work perfectly in practice > and you would run into problems only when you were using it with a laptop > running on batteries, as soon as you plugged the adaptor, it would work > correctly. > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > President > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14 > Olathe, KS 66062-4571 > (913)829-0888 > (913)649-2904 FAX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Limburg > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 6:59 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Off Top - XP BITES - resolved > > Javier > > You talk about serial port..ing... We just ran into a good one. We replaced > one > of our computers on our plant floor - Win98 with a W2k machine and ran into > problems getting this machine to talk to the CNC lathes,mills and devices > that > the Win98 machine had been talking to for years. We troubleshot a gazillion > things and come to find out that since we had a switch box so this machine > could > talk to different CNC devices that it would not work through this setup. > After > some research one of my colleques found that the signal W2k sends through > the > Com ports are not as strong as the Win98 machine, and I was told that this > is > how good ole MS created it.. Most likey the same in XP. We eventually had to > dump the switch box and add on a serial port card so it could talk directly > to > get it to work. Apparently the switch box produced just enough resistence > that > it could read info from the CNC machine, but not send to it.. > > Thought this might help someone, sometine, somewhere > > Jim Limburg > > Javier Valencia wrote: > > A couple of observations. After you have used XP for a while you will > become > > accustomed and will not miss Win 98. By and large, I have been able to run > > most DOS programs without too much problem. PS2 to USB adapters are > > expensive, you are better off buying a new external mouse and keyboard. I > > use a cordless, optical mouse (Logitech) and I like it a lot, you can also > > buy it as part of a set that includes the keyboard. I do miss the Serial > > port though, as I have used this port to interface with testing equipment > > for the last 15 years. Best of luck and enjoy XP. > > > > Javier Valencia, PE > > President > > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > > 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14 > > Olathe, KS 66062-4571 > > (913)829-0888 > > (913)649-2904 FAX > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of tellef > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:11 PM > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Off Top - XP BITES - resolved > > > > > > Thank you so very much, everyone, for your responses. I read > > them all. I see now that NTFS isn't going to be a problem. > > I appreciated hearing from people that they run all RBase DOS > > versions, because I will be trying to load every version I have, > > going back to 2.11. I realize that there will be problems to > > deal with, but at least it will RUN. I didn't reformat the > > drive yet, so I will forge ahead. > > > > Boy, my first 24 hours with XP -- yuck! My Zip drive caused a > > total lockup, so in search of new drivers for that. My version > > of Laplink which I hoped to use to transfer files won't install > > properly. There's no PS/2 port for my external mouse and keyboard > > (I have a y-cable) so I'll be in search for USB models or an > > adapter. I guess an XP computer is fine if it's your first, or > > it's an add on. But trying to replace a Win98 machine to make > > it your primary business machines is gonna take a long time! > > > > > > Karen > > > > > >
