[WinMac] Re: USB-Serial

John D. Muccigrosso(jmuccigr[at]drew.edu)
Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:06:08 -0500

Dan,

Thanks for the lengthy answer. I wasn't aware of the relevant details of
the file-system.

On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 23:25:12 -0500 expresso@snip.net (Daniel L. Schwartz)
wrote:

> The problem arises in that this software is only set up to monitor a Mac
>(RS-422) printer or modem port -- Not a Mac USB port.

My original point was that there are now USB-Serial adapters and perhaps -
though I have no idea about this - one or more of them might work with the
older software.

> And you want to use this for an enterprise - Or even production - server?

Don't a decent number of people actually do this, including some on this
list? (I don't, though I have set up older Macs as http or file servers and
had them run 24/7 for weeks without trouble - a couple of IIsi's did
yeomen's service with AppleShare 3.0 for me.) Assuming a good power supply
(and I realize that this is the issue at hand here), Macs seem to run
pretty well for many people. If you're in a bldg with its own power backup
(as I was at my last university), you might not have to worry about the
power issue, no?

The relevant trade-off might be time saved in set-up and maintenance versus
time lost in recovering from (less frequent) nasty crashes.

(Stepping out of this thread now due to complete lack of experience in
these matters.)

John D. Muccigrosso

"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man."

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