Subj : Re: Magic smoke escaped :(
To   : Bob Worm
From : Charles Blackburn
Date : Tue Sep 19 2023 05:56:49

  Re: Re: Magic smoke escaped :(
  By: Bob Worm to paulie420 on Tue Sep 19 2023 08:28:48


 >   Re: Re: Magic smoke escaped :(
 >   By: paulie420 to Bob Worm on Mon Sep 18 2023 20:25:10
 > I didn't say I'd stopped using it, I just fret a little bit while I do :)
 > It actually got used last night to help me troubleshoot a weird issue with a Raspberry Pi mis-handling a USB to serial adaptor.
 > Getting garbage displayed both ends when talking to a laptop over serial, both ends display fine when looping Tx/Rx... Enter the
 > 30 year old computer to tie break... Aaand the Pi is at fault. Now packing up to go to a trade fair with a raspberry pi which
 > has duponts hanging out the side and a USB to UART held on the top with yellow insulation tape for that extra professional
 > finish.

that sounds likke an every day fx for me at work lmao.

i love it when you do things like that... I have an old dell lugbook that i drag out every now and again when i need a terminal... the look on my customers faces is hilarious when DOS loads up.

especially when that customer is disney..... heck... if it's good for the maclaren motor company and theiir super-cars, it's good for me LOL

Charlie
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