Post 9fkVEs9sXNpK5aQSY4 by drscriptt@oldbytes.space
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 (DIR) Post #9feGPdCfO1MLRYL928 by paradroyd@mastodon.sdf.org
       2019-02-09T05:20:53Z
       
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       I have one of these Navetel Datatest 2 Plus serial analyzers  on the way. I used to have one at a job _many_ years ago and have been watching the Ebays for one in good condition to come available. everything finally lined up.
       
 (DIR) Post #9ffeZJOqrbQ6xHin1k by drscriptt@oldbytes.space
       2019-02-09T21:26:20Z
       
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       @paradroyd the Datatest 2 looks like a very interesting tool / toy.Do you have a use case for it?  Or is it simply something you've admired and want to own?If you do have a use case for it, what is said use case?I have utmost respect for serial and what it can do / did do over the years.  Just curious about /current/ uses.
       
 (DIR) Post #9fjhkuhLdOljWbAKOW by paradroyd@mastodon.sdf.org
       2019-02-11T20:20:52Z
       
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       @drscriptt The answer is somewhere in between the two. I have a lot of older computers, mostly 8 and 16 bit, that I use with Wifi modems and connect to Raspberry Pis and a Decserver over serial. I'll use the Datatest to troubleshoot when I have problems and to test theories of new ways to do things.
       
 (DIR) Post #9fkVEs9sXNpK5aQSY4 by drscriptt@oldbytes.space
       2019-02-12T05:35:22Z
       
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       @paradroyd Ah.  You want want a sniffer for serial communications.I get it!I've never felt the need myself, but that's my own shortcoming.