Re: [PLUG] Paper tape?

2018-11-10 Thread Neal
5- or 8- bit? NealS On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 1:28 AM Russell Senior wrote: > Anyone have a paper tape punch/reader? Or, know anyone who does? > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_tape > ___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.

Re: [PLUG] Dell Optiplex 745 video

2020-11-26 Thread Neal
If you/re anywhere near Vancouver I've got a DMS-59 to dual DVI cable P/N H9361 and a DMS-59 to dual VGA cable you can have. Regards, Neal On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 8:10 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > I have a Dell Optiplex 745 computer I need to get into service for a > special projec

Re: [PLUG] Moving from HDD to SSD

2017-11-30 Thread Neal
Where _was_ the home directory, and do you have room for both drives in the laptop case? NealS ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Linux Journal magazine is no more

2017-12-01 Thread Neal
On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Michael Barnes wrote: > I loved Linux Journal and subscribed for many years. I let my subscription > go when they went digital as I didn't really have the resources to read it > at the time. I always meant to resubscribe, but never got to it. Their web > site let m

Re: [PLUG] Need to use DBus...

2017-12-02 Thread Neal
Ken's post reminded me of a thought I had on the subject. How about copy the print/plot/data file to the destination machine, and then create a separate link that the printing/plotting process actually looks for. That way no partial file exists at any point from the consumer perspective. NealS ___

Re: [PLUG] com port in guest to usb in host (virtual box)

2017-12-08 Thread Neal
Is the USB-RS232 adapter known to work? Several years back I had a no-name adapter. Couldn't get it to work. Found out it had a fake Prolific chip in it. No wonder it had such an attractive price. Try looping it back to itself and see if it works before you go too far down a rabbit hole. Possible

Re: [PLUG] Need an OLD style BASIC

2017-12-15 Thread Neal
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 7:29 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > ... > > > Or solving some particular problem? >> > > Actually a loosely defined set of problems. > I've often wished for BASIC to write a simple script. > There are a proliferate plethora of corpulent Basic's out there. > ... I applaud yo

Re: [PLUG] com port in guest to usb in host (virtual box)

2017-12-15 Thread Neal
Denis, I believe "-parenb" means no parity, as shown in your stty -a output, looks good to me. I'm just guessing, not having anything serial or scope-ial to hook up to my linux box at the moment. The cooked/raw/echo/xyzzy settings are way beyond my scope of experience. NealS ___

Re: [PLUG] com port in guest to usb in host (virtual box)

2017-12-15 Thread Neal
Denis, In Unix-manpage-speak, [] around something means it's optional. Regards, NealS ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] com port in guest to usb in host (virtual box)

2017-12-16 Thread Neal
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > With this new found knowledge I noticed that the interface was set for 1 > stop bit. I set it for two, as the protocol is reported to use. It made > no difference in the behavior I observe--no response (other than the usual > delay) to t

Re: [PLUG] Wifi device too far away

2018-03-31 Thread Neal
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:13 PM, King Beowulf wrote: > On 03/31/2018 11:02 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Sat, 31 Mar 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > >> The house is wired for ethernet and there is a jack in the bedroom. > > > > John, > > > > Have you considered putting a wireless access

Re: [PLUG] Battery Backup Beep

2018-04-12 Thread Neal
On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 04/12/2018 11:40 AM, Ben Koenig wrote: > >> At this point you should write down the model number and google it. Find >> the manufacturer's website and grab the manual for your particular model. >> Since the manufacturer decides what the

Re: [PLUG] Battery Backup Beep

2018-04-12 Thread Neal
> > The manual for your specific model is the ultimate authority, but I did > find this for APC BE450G/550G models... > In the interest of accuracy make that BE550G/650G models. NealS ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mai