quattro Digest, Vol 5, Issue 115 - Looking for HEX-COM

[David Kavanagh]

Seems like going the HEX-USB route is probably the best thing. In 
several years, the "old" laptop I might end up using it on probably 
won't have that serial port.

Thanks for the input!

David

Thus Spoke Larry C Leung:

>Thanks for the update. We ended up deciding to go with PASCO's PCMCIA
>adaptor 
>(I'm sure that it's simply a relabled other commercial unit, although
>they said specifically
>that it's not Belkin's) as they will support it. Can't have a classroom
>full of students waiting
>around while I have laptops rebooting, and rebooting trying to get things
>to work. Besides,
>it's not really my $$$$, I don't teach in the town I live in. 
>
>LL - NY
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>On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:48:37 -0500 "Stephen Santoliquido"
><santoli9 at cox.net> writes:
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>>>We are switching to PASCO adaptors for the next school year,
>>>but nonetheless, I wouldn't depend on those things to work
>>>with HEX-COM.
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>>I've been using the Quatech PCMCIA-serial adapter recommended by 
>>Ross-Tech.
>>It works flawlessly with Hex-Com. I've not used it with other 
>>devices.
>>Still it can be a minor PITA. I must shut-down the laptop to install 
>>it.
>>And, since there is only one PCMCIA slot, I cannot have my wireless 
>>network
>>card installed while using VAG-COM. Which means I can't access 
>>on-line
>>resources while diagnosing.
>>With USB I could have as many devices installed as I could find use 
>>for.
>>Steve
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