[ale] APC UPS at Sams :P (1100VA for $118)

[Irv Mullins]

On Wednesday 21 May 2003 07:19 am, CN wrote:

> *ix-es are not noted for being realtime machines (with the exception of the
> Masscomp Real-Time Unix some years ago), but if timing isn't too critical,
> Linux ought to be able to read and write to a multiport card quite easily.
> If you only can find one in a reasonably human price range. An Accelport
> board is $1300 to watch/latch two bytes - 16 i/o ports! There's got to be
> something better/cheaper.

There are such things, but since they can't sell 'em by the millions, they 
aren't advertised much and aren't stocked in computer stores.

See, for example, http://www.activewireinc.com for a 16-bit PIO USB card with 
Linux drivers, $59,
or http://www.prairiedigital.com/ for a variety of boards in the $100 -- $300 
range. 

About the only place such companies can afford to advertise is Nuts & Volts 
magazine. http://nutsvolts.com

Irv




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