Re: PC based measurements

From: Tim Auton (tim.auton_at_uton.[groupSexWithoutTheY)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:43:14 +0100

Dr Engelbert Buxbaum <engelbert_buxbaum@hotmail.com> wrote:
[snip]
>Try and google for the "parallel port faq" for how to interface circuits
>with the printer port. An interesting alternative on a PC is the game
>port, as it can measure resistance directly.
>
>Note however that direct access to the pp is possible only with DOS
>based operating systems, modern (?) Windozze versions require kernel
>modules. So it is probably easiest to recycle an old 386 or 486 for that
>type of experiments.

Easier and less expensive if you happen to do something wrong! Unless
you're already familiar with Windows development I'd go for Linux or
one of the BSDs - plenty of good, free development tools for more
languages than you can shake a stick at.

Tim 

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