[THIN] Re: FW: Printer Ports are going the way of the Dodo?
- From: Angus Macdonald <angus.Macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:25:06 +0100
I should have delved a bit deeper. I thought from the picture I saw that
there was nothing between the audio and USB sockets. Weird idea though.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ruud Bransen [mailto:rb@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 22 July 2002 12:54
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: FW: Printer Ports are going the way of the Dodo?
The ports are there:
http://www.aopen.com/products/mb/Pax4b-533tube1.htm
Regards,
Ruud Bransen
Databalk bv
www.databalk.nl
www.diskis.nl
-----Original Message-----
From: Angus Macdonald [mailto:angus.Macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: maandag 22 juli 2002 11:06
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: FW: Printer Ports are going the way of the Dodo?
Not everybody is getting rid of legacy components ;-)
http://club.aopen.com.tw/activity/tube/en/default.htm
Doesn't seem to have parallel or serial ports though.
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Mann [mailto:emann@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 July 2002 21:12
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: FW: Printer Ports are going the way of the Dodo?
I have heard not, or have read not, of a new motherboard / case spec that
removes the Serial and Parallel ports from the motherboard.
Heck, even the new Mini-ITX standard developed by VIA will have 1 parallel
and 1 serial port, and it's based on the small Flex-ATX and Micro-ATX
standards, designed to be the smallest full fledged PC platform on the
market.
IMHO, it will take many more years for the parallel port and the serial port
to be dropped 100% from any new mainboard/case spec that comes out.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Patten [mailto:pattenj@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:03 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: FW: Printer Ports are going the way of the Dodo?
True, but back to my original question, has anyone heard of PC vendors
preparing to drop Legacy hardware off the PC? I tend to agree with the "if
it works GREAT!" idea. BUT if PC vendors are dropping legacy support then I
am going to have to start looking into solutions so our customers can
continue to print. So far management has been reluctant to spend money on
Third party solutions, OR upgrade to Win2k or MFXP. If this is indeed
happening I can push for at least screwdrivers.
Jason
-----Original Message-----
I have to disagree. We have been too brainwashed into the mentality of "I
have to have it since it is newer, faster, or more powerful." If you have a
product, device, or software that does the job you need it to do, does not
hinder you from doing things you want to do, and does it with sufficient
speed and easy of use, then there is no need to upgrade. At the point that
one of these becomes a factor, then and only then is it time to investigate
options.Up until a year ago, my primary PC at home was a P133 with 32MB of
RAM. I used it for Word Processing and internet access. I didn't care if
Word opened in 20 seconds, vs. 5 seconds. It did the job I needed it to do.
I upgraded when I needed more power for video editin
I still have an IBM 386 PS2 tower running DOS. It has a 20MB hard drive
(lol). It operates our electronic door system. I have an original Compaq
lunchbox PC that is used as the console for our phone system. Since our
company runs Citrix, as long as I can get windows up on a PC with at least
256 colors and decent network and video refresh rates, I don't care what the
hardware is like. The user sees what the Citrix server is doing, not their
desktop machine.
Up until about 6 months ago I had an HPII and an HPIII in use on my network.
They would still be in use today if I could have upgraded the memory for
less hassle than buying an HP1200.
I have monitors that are 5 years old in use in my network. The only reason
to replace them is if they die. The same goes for the HP4, 5, 6 and similar
series of printers. I certainly would never buy a PC or thin client device
that didn't have a VGA, parallel, and serial port on it.
I will let my dollars do the speaking for me. When I go to purchase, if the
vendor doesn't support my hardware needs, they won't get my business.
Someone else will.
Jan Broucinek, System Manager
Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Inc.
(727) 536-5900 voice
(727) 536-7168 x245 direct
(727) 538-9089 fax
www.arhomes.com
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