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iPad Serial-Port Adapter Previewed

Posted by timothy on from the visicalc-for-the-current-age dept.

swandives writes "Following on from the iPhone serial port hack, Chris Pollock shows how an iPad will look with a serial port adapter for those who need more screen space. The pictures show a basic prototype, but Pollock expects to have a more attractive alternative up and running in the coming months."

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  1. Re:A bit bulky eh? by mcrbids · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I guess I'm having trouble seeing the point.

    We're not talking 11 Mbps USB 2.x. We're not talking about the 1.5 Mbps USB 1.x. We're talking the 19.2 Kbps 16550 UART RS-232 style 1980s era serial port!?!? That you have to get to by invalidating your warranty and putting a 6" "dongle" on the side of your 12" iPad?

    As somebody who spent years dealing data rates, parity, word sizes, and stop bits, armed with a soldering iron and MILES of 4-lead telephone wire routed to the back of a DEC VAX 11/750, this just brings back nightmares...

    (shudder)

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  2. Re:A bit bulky eh? by adolf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Spoken like someone who has never actually tried using a laptop while standing. It works fine, though I've found that using longer cables works better if I'm going to be at it for awhile...

    And there's no reason to be insulting, you miserable fuck. Almost all of my work is in the field in the places you describe, though I suppose you could scratch "scientific outpost" and replace it with "on top of a tower."

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