James, Just for information, Quatech (http://www.quatech.com/comm_main.htm#pcd) provides 1, 2, and 4 port RS232 serial PCMCIA cars.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: Designer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 10:11 PM To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org Subject: Newbie Questions Hello Debian Laptop List, I'm going to purchase a new portable, but, I'm having trouble getting specific hardware information. By trade I'm an embedded systems programmer. Here goes: 1. Is there documentation with information that I can read and not bother the list with these basic(stupid) questions? 2. Does anyone know of a portable with (2) or more serial ports. I use a variety of serial(RS232C) data analyzers, both under unix and W2K, to sniff/hack/program a wide variety of hardware. Maybe I need a pcmcia card with multiple serial ports.... Any suggestions? Any existing (software) drivers for Debian/unix? sourcecode would be nice. Any pointers to RS485, RS422, I2C, CAN, modbusTCP, devicenet, CompactFlash or any other types of industrial (SCADA) communications devices/protocols that are supported under debian would also be appreciated. Any cable testers that work under Debian, would also be cool. 3. Purchasing a portable with resolution greater than SVGA, can be problematic when you try to get information from vendors. Any suggestions? Dell? Better prices, as Dell seems to be a bit pricey for what you get. Has anyone setup Debian on a Phillips portable? Other price sensitive suggestions? 4. CD-RW and DVD-RW. I really want a DVD-RW. Any suggestions on which DVD-RW to purchase? Internal or External/USB 2.0/pcmcia based? Ideas? What's the best software package for a Mitsumi CD-RW? xcdroast? gcobust? gtoaster? Debian-CD? I have this reader/writer installed on a desktop pc running debian-potato, but I never could get the CD-RW working( Granted, I'm not very versed with Debian, but OK on many different unix systems). The second CD-R works fine. Any pointers to which package I should use to burn a CD for Debian(Woody) and information or instructions? Should I upgrade this system to Woody, first and then get the CD-RW working, or get the CD-RW working, and then burn a Woody cd? Is there documentation on using apt-get or whatever to upgrade the kernel and installed software to Woody from Potato? Recommendations? 5. I have to run programs written for W2K, such as AutoCad 2K, Microstation, and PLC programming IDEs. Any advice on trying these under X11 with a Windows_Emulator, or have those packages matured sufficiently for stable use? Is there a list of which Windows2K packages work under emulation, anywhere? I'd really like to ditch W2K completely...... 6. CDPD, Cellular Digital Packet Data, has anyone gotten a CDPD modem to work with Debian on a portable or wearable rig? Any sniffing/etc tools for CDPD or pointers to work in progress are most welcome! Any service providers for CDPD in USA? Florida? 7. 802.11??? support for Wireless ethernet under Debian. 8. Entertainment: I'd like to copy my extensive DVD collection to a Debian System, and make it available on the net. Any pointers to tools? The idea I have was to set up a "check-out" system. When somebody checks out one of my DVD's I remove that DVD from availability in my library. When that person, acknowledges that they are finished watching the movie, and have subsequently deleted the checked out copy(verification not necessary), then the DVD is again available over the net. This scheme should be legal..... 9. Time. Anyone got a Debian-machine that can generate spare-time for me? James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
