This 3 minute video shows how to connect a $2.00 USB to UART adapter to a serial port on some things like cameras, modems, etc. You need three short Dupont connector cables, green for ground and transmit and receive (crossover). Connect the adapter to the USB port on your PC. Then in Linux open a
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We used similar “homemade” outlets on extension cords – we must’ve had more than a hundred around campus. But the fire inspectors wrote us up for using them in permanent locations under desks. We had to change them to commercial power strips. But I set up a temporary registration and add/drop classes area every semester,
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Honeywell Level 66, model 66/07. Had 384k words of memory. One word = 36 bits, so it was 1.25 megabytes. Five disk packs (removable). Three tape drives. Line printer in foreground. The video screen sitting on the mustard colored cabinet displayed all the jobs running along with their priority. Sometimes the students would be on
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