Re: Interfacing to parallel port dongle via USB adapter

JeffM wrote:
Joerg wrote:
Steps in technology are not always forward steps.
As evidenced in the latest, ahem, "new and improved"
OS developments ;-)
^^
Microsoft OS
There. Fixed that for you.

At the same time that M$ is trying to push mostly-unfinished crap,
you have to get out your machete to get thru all the glowing reviews
that follow the releases of OS X and Ubuntu versions.

...and WRT Dell (I note Jan Panteltje's post):
They are the closest thing I see to the Mom & Pop shops
when it comes to giving the customer what he wants.
(You've already mentioned the Ships-with-XP option.)


Yes, they have the feel of a mom&pop shop and I like that. Heck, they even offer to remove the loboto-ware and nagware off of the PC.


They also have several business Linux options
(software support thru 3rd parties)
and there is a pre-installed Ubuntu option for individuals.
Their Ubuntu rollout wasn't spectacular because of a plain vanilla
install
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/17/153210&threshold=5&mode=nested#20640119
--without even a simple script included/enabled
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/17/153210&threshold=5&mode=nested#20638599
...and, of course, all the bitching was due to *software patents*
and the things those screw up.
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/17/153210&threshold=5&mode=nested#20639409
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/17/153210&threshold=5&mode=nested

The fact that Dell ships pre-installed Linux of *any* flavor,
however, means that all the hardware has Linux device drivers
so, if you don't like Dell's install or choice of distro,
you can just install *your* favorite (without rebooting 42 times).

I'm wondering what JT is going to do with all those copies of XP
when M$ decides to shut down their XP activation servers
to try to extort everyone yet again
and force purchases of the latest version of their crapware.


No idea what it is with those servers. I bought three PCs with XP so far and fully configured them without any registration in Redmond. I just keep the license stickers in the respective manila folders like usual. My old rule is to configure PCs with the LAN cable unplugged. Always. Oh, and no auto-updates or any of that. Except for anti-virus software, of course, but that isn't from Microsoft.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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