Re: Interfacing to parallel port dongle via USB adapter

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:34:02 GMT, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:07:21 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
[snip]
And, knock on wood, my "wrench shop" PC's outlast the steps in
technology. Actually all I've _ever_ had fail over the years is hard
drives.

Didn't you have a RAM reliability problem a while ago? As for technology I often use PCs a decade or longer. Steps in technology are not always forward steps. As evidenced in the latest, ahem, "new and improved" OS developments ;-)
Don't know quite why, but it was mixed size strips that was the
problem.

I was told it was OK to use mixed sizes, providing Strip1 matches
Strip2 and Strip3 matches Strip4. 'Tain't so :-(

I've done mixed sizes in a Dell laptop once and it worked fine. A PC is supposed to let you know when it doesn't like that. Maybe you should have bought a brand name PC after all ...

You are well-known for your cheapness. Want to compare what I paid
versus what you paid ?:-)


AFAIR the Dell desktop was around $550, with Dual-Core and 2GB RAM, _with_ warranty, remote diagnostics and all that. Keyboard and mouse came with it but sans monitor. The 24h helpline really does work.

I think nowadays they even have one with similar processor and less RAM for $299 but that's probably from their consumer group. No idea what level of support that would include.

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Regards, Joerg

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