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From: Martin Gregorie on 15 Jun 2008 14:42 On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:28:41 +0100, Will Kemp wrote: > Fair enough. I didn't know you could get a refund from them. > I believe its pachyderm reproduction (lots of trumpeting and takes a long time) but it can be done. > > It's probably worth doing that - it's amazing what works with wine > nowadays. Not everything, by any means, but a surprisingly high > proportion of things I've tried lately have worked! > More useful info thanks. All three areas need a serial port (my GPS and logger are serial devices and I still have an HP7475A plotter). Are there any gotchas with WINE and serial connections? -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | org | Zappa fan & glider pilot
From: Martin Liddle on 15 Jun 2008 15:43 In message <pan.2008.06.15.18.42.35.347992(a)see_sig_for_address.invalid>, Martin Gregorie <martin(a)see_sig_for_address.invalid> writes >> >More useful info thanks. All three areas need a serial port (my GPS and >logger are serial devices and I still have an HP7475A plotter). Are there >any gotchas with WINE and serial connections? > Yes there are some known issues with serial ports that prevent some applications working. Unfortunately fixing the issues has just been deferred until after the imminent release of Wine 1.0. -- Martin Liddle, Tynemouth Computer Services, 3 Kentmere Way, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3TW. Web site: <http://www.tynecomp.co.uk>.
From: Will Kemp on 15 Jun 2008 16:12 Martin Gregorie wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:28:41 +0100, Will Kemp wrote: > >> Fair enough. I didn't know you could get a refund from them. >> > I believe its pachyderm reproduction (lots of trumpeting and > takes a long time) but it can be done. > >> It's probably worth doing that - it's amazing what works with wine >> nowadays. Not everything, by any means, but a surprisingly high >> proportion of things I've tried lately have worked! >> > More useful info thanks. All three areas need a serial port (my GPS and > logger are serial devices and I still have an HP7475A plotter). Are there > any gotchas with WINE and serial connections? I don't know. It would probably vary from application to application. I can't remember if i've used USB with Wine or not. -- http://SnapAndScribble.com
From: Martin Gregorie on 15 Jun 2008 17:32 On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:43:50 +0100, Martin Liddle wrote: > Yes there are some known issues with serial ports that prevent some > applications working. Unfortunately fixing the issues has just been > deferred until after the imminent release of Wine 1.0. > Suck it and see, then: - Garmins use a proprietary bidirectional protocol for uploads. - The EW logger X-modem protocol or something. - IIRC the plotter only accepts data and has slightly odd flow control. I can live with that. Thanks. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | org | Zappa fan & glider pilot
From: Nemo on 16 Jun 2008 03:42
Nemo wrote: > All comments, alternative recommendations, and suggestions welcomed. I've found with the help of those who have commented on this and other newsgroups, and mailing lists this: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NNB-587 which seems to tick all the boxes and be a very reasonable price. If it breaks too quickly I can then afford to go looking again. The Eee would have been perfect, as all she needs it for is Googlemail, web browsing and a little word processing, but my daughter just couldn't get on with the tiny screen. -- Nemo "Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole" |