A couple of years ago I bought an Intel Atom Dual Core board. It's
equipped with 2 com ports and 1 LPT port. A quick check at Newegg.com
shows that most, but not all, Atom boards (regardless of brand) still
include one or two COM ports and 1 LPT port. So, for somewhere around
$100 or less you can get a dual core processor, gigabit ethernet,
onboard video, and real serial and parallel ports.
I use my system as my GPIB and serial port controller to collect data
from test equipment or devices like Tbolt, Z3801A, PICTIC, etc. I
reserve the onboard serial ports for critical timing applications.
Other serial devices are served through a terminal server. Works for me.
Ed
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