Buying Datalogit Kit And Suitable Operating Systems ?

[discopotato03]

That BenQ sounds like quite reasonable grunt for the ask , will look into that one .

I think I'll get hold of the datalogit first and maybe kick the old P3 500 in the guts with XP and see what happens .

I really do want a more modern unit but if I can struggle on a bit longer with the old gear what is mid range now will be entry level in the not too distant future .

Thanks everyone for the hints and tips and should have an invoice from Stuart v soon .

Must be about time to skim through Paul33's FAQ , cheers A .

Edited October 2, 2008 by discopotato03

[MrStabby]

The centrino HP laptops they have been getting at work for the last few years still have a real serial port (ie RS232 with a DB9 connector). I dont know the model name but will try to find out tomorrow. Otherwise a PCMCIA aka PCCARD serial card may be better than a USB adapter judging by what others have said here, but personally i've not heard of many problems myself and we use them often to talk to switches/routers/unix/linux boxes.

[Adriano]

I just bought a few rs232 pcmcia cards, they are about $16 delivered

[discopotato03]

The centrino HP laptops they have been getting at work for the last few years still have a real serial port (ie RS232 with a DB9 connector). I dont know the model name but will try to find out tomorrow. Otherwise a PCMCIA aka PCCARD serial card may be better than a USB adapter judging by what others have said here, but personally i've not heard of many problems myself and we use them often to talk to switches/routers/unix/linux boxes.

That's an interesting find . I was talking to a friend last night who lives and breathes computer hareware and he said be very wary of anything withe Nvidia 8 series or later graphics gear , failure rates are a bit high and Nvidia is muzzeling the lap top manufactures to try and keep a lid on the bad PR .

So I guess it means Intel or ATI graphics goes on the wish list as well .

If you can find that HP model I'll check it out , cheers Adrian .

[TiTAN]

That's an interesting find . I was talking to a friend last night who lives and breathes computer hareware and he said be very wary of anything withe Nvidia 8 series or later graphics gear , failure rates are a bit high and Nvidia is muzzeling the lap top manufactures to try and keep a lid on the bad PR .

So I guess it means Intel or ATI graphics goes on the wish list as well .

If you can find that HP model I'll check it out , cheers Adrian .

the issue with the nvidia gear is that they are suffering from the same issues the xbox 360 suffers from. if they get too hot too often the solder holding the chip to the board gives out, only an issue if the machine is getting really hot. the general fix for it has been to release updates so that the cooling fans on them kick in a little sooner.

[gtst25]

I've datlogit tuned my '33 with my mac with xp boot and also run a tech edge 2E0 lambda no worries. Usb to serial not a problem although I've never been able to get the compare function to work. Probably was doing something wrong - haven't looked at it for ages.

Cheers

P.S Windows sux

[discopotato03]

ATM I'm loading (feels like loading a cement truck with a mug) a late XP onto the old P3 500 Toshiba because it's all I have with a serial port . My mate reckons 2000 Pro would be better on this dinosaur but have to wait and see .

From Whirlpool I found that Toshiba Tecra A8 143's have serial ports and so do HP NX 6320's - I think .

Looking around 2nd hand but I think waiting until the current crop of Centrinos (minus nvidia graphics) are cheaper is the go .

Cheers A .

[MrStabby]

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/au/en/sm/WF...315-447371.html (NC6220)

Unfortunately its discontinued as well. The doco has the serial port labeled "vga" port, but you can see from the pin count its not.

[discopotato03]

P3 500 won't cut it , 4+ hours to load XP SP3 and 35 min to defrag the snail ?

Toshiba Tecra range lap tops seem to have serial ports and some of them are not desperate price wise for a reasonably up to date thing . I've been looking into A8's and A9's but yet to see one in the flesh .

Cheers A .