Re: [WinMac] Re: USB-Serial

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Fri, 26 Mar 1999 22:24:03 -0500

        Dear Jeff,

        Yes, I saw those too on the MacInTouch site. But they are:

        A) Not released yet;

        B) Not been proven "in battle" on a production server;

        C) Only for MacOS 8.5.1 (& ASIP 6.1), since there is no graceful shutdown
software for OS-X.

        Of the above, item "B" is the most important, considering it can take
anywhere from a week to a month to test a system before putting it into a
production server... Your mileage may vary.

        If there were an adapter for an iMac, then I would say "full speed ahead."
But for a PRODUCTION SERVER, no way. Ask yourself how long after NT4's
Service Pack 4 was released before you applied it to production servers.

        Sorry to burst your (server) bubble...
        Dan

At 07:07 PM 3/26/99 -0700, you 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.
>
>2 products claim to be coming out in the next two weeks that will give
>serial access to the blue G3s. Griffin Tech's gPort and GeeThree's
>Stealth Port. These have different caveats from the USB-serial adapters,
>the most obvious that they take up the internal modem slot and only
>supply one serial port. However, they claim excellent compatibility with
>all serial devices and their software. It appears they mean all serial
>devices and software that work on the beige G3s. They claim prices of $59
>and 'under $50', respectively.
>
><http://www.griffintechnology.com/g3/gport.html>
>
><http://www.geethree.com/stealth.html>
>
>>From Macintouch today.
>
>Part of the problem with these computers is the same as the iMacs face.
>They are breaking new ground and everyone else hasn't quite caught up
>yet. The best idea is to either buy them and deal with the situation, or
>don't buy them.
>
>Jeff T
>thorstadj@macconnect.com

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