[Coco] Serial to USB adapter Question

[Stephen Fischer]

Yes, looking at the online documentation, a bogus pl2303 is likely.

Looks like W10 will be a no go for me. But I found a download that stops 
W10 automatic downloads and installs.

Vista currently is to be a test if the BIOS crashes occur and if I can 
stop then.

But then I just the 5/6 notice that my Vista computer cannot get a 
replacement battery.

I am checking to see if the battery is self discharging or the computer 
when shut down discharges it. It was a great price, $25 at ~ Tiger Direct.

Anyway my XP weather computer keeps going but like my first weather 
computer running Windows 2K it crashes the BIOS. Unbelievable!

Another case of Fry's forcing the sellers price down and down (For 
overstock, discontinued ...).

You never know what you get at Fry's, it usefully is cheap and may be 
two years old model.

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Weather station I/O is slow and very limited

SHF

On 10/9/2018 4:04 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 October 2018 18:24:37 Stephen Fischer wrote:
> 
>> Not stocked by Fry's :(
>>
>> Not wanting to come home with nothing I got:
>>
>> SABRENT Model: SBT-USC6M $7.99
> 
> At that price that almost has to be a bogus pl2303. And that actually has
> a better chance of working than the real thing as it might have the bug
> fixed, which should cost around $25 if it was the real thing.
> 
>> https://www.sabrent.com/product/SBT-USC6M/6-feet-usb-rs-232-db9-serial
>> -9-pin-adapter-prolific-pl2303/
>>
>> Crossing My Fingers.
> 
> You might need to tie them in knots. I have had pl2303 problems enough
> that they are on my personal black-list. The story I've read is that
> they go to sleep to save power, but throw away the first bit waking up.
> Not terribly important in a tcp protocol since tcp will get a bad
> checksum and ask for a re-transmission, which is of course then good,
> and the rest of the exchange then proceeds. It's even possible it will
> work with drivewire as I believe theres a keep alive in that protocol
> which prevents it from going to sleep. One of my ftdi adapters has data
> leds, and I see a once a second burst of traffic on the drivewire cables
> as long as its working correctly.
> 
> I could be full of it, but thats the story I got after it kept
> disconnecting a printer many years ago.
> 
>> SHF
>>
>> On 10/6/2018 6:52 PM, Mark D. Overholser wrote:
>>> On 10/05/2018 08:27 PM, Stephen Fischer wrote:
>>>> https://www.frys.com/product/2978905
>>>>
>>>> $24.99
>>>>
>>>> On my list for the next trip to Fry's
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> SHF
>>>
>>> I/O Gear is "solid"....
>>>
>>>
>>> I know of Customers that use them....   ( the ATEN is in a very
>>> similar package )
>>>
>>>
>>> MarkO
> 
> 
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