I have several serial cables for ham radio use too. It's nowhere near as easy to hack your own circuitry with USB.
Typewriters are still necessary when dealing with agencies or businesses that require you to use fill in forms, especially NCR forms. Why they can't update to electronic versions is ridiculous, but it's hard to convince some people of that. Kind of like convincing those same people that fax is NOT some kind of superior fraud proof technology. On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of those are hilarious, but I do have to offer a defense for the > serial connection cable. > > While 99.44% of consumer hardware has left serial communication to the > point which I refer to as "hallowed antiquity," it is still somehwhat > commonplace in industrial use. PLCs, for instance, very commonly connect > to laptops and handhelds via serial port. This is due to several factors, > not the least of which is legacy PLCs still operating in the field from > when this technology was commonplace. Wireless has started to show up, but > operators are trained and used to using serial so you still see a lot of it > in the field. To wit; I am working on a project with a PLC5 right now > which requires the use of a serial cable. > > The typewriter though? All I can think of is the market of hipster > writers who claim that they "write better" on a typewriter rather than a > computer. :P > > On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:21:05 PM UTC-4, cwpreston wrote: > >> http://gizmodo.com/5924451/9-**obsolete-gadgets-you-can-** >> still-buy-brand-new-for-some-**reason<http://gizmodo.com/5924451/9-obsolete-gadgets-you-can-still-buy-brand-new-for-some-reason> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/Hfyy6257jt8J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
