USB function generators?
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From: Joel Koltner on 9 May 2010 18:57 "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:84orm3FrohU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Not really. I had recently posted some links here for John Larkin, with > boards that had more than half a dozen ISA slots. Not very expensive. For a > super-tight budget there's China but I don't know this company, it was just > a quick search result: > http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/299316304-Intel-D845GECL-Intel-motherboards-with-ISA-slot-845GE-wholesalers.html Ah, nice. I agree, that's not really any more expensive than a more contempoary motherboard... good to know; I've learned my "something new" for the day..
From: Joerg on 9 May 2010 20:01 Joel Koltner wrote: > "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:84orm3FrohU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> Not really. I had recently posted some links here for John Larkin, >> with boards that had more than half a dozen ISA slots. Not very >> expensive. For a super-tight budget there's China but I don't know >> this company, it was just a quick search result: >> http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/299316304-Intel-D845GECL-Intel-motherboards-with-ISA-slot-845GE-wholesalers.html >> > > Ah, nice. I agree, that's not really any more expensive than a more > contempoary motherboard... good to know; I've learned my "something new" > for the day.. > Well, if you were here an hour from now you could learn how to make Rouladen (a German dish, but modified) on the barbie, in the rain :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joel Koltner on 9 May 2010 20:19 "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:84p0njFl3hU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Well, if you were here an hour from now you could learn how to make Rouladen > (a German dish, but modified) on the barbie, in the rain :-) My wife is heading back from visiting her grandmother (who just had a kneecap replaced) & assorted other relatives in Bend, bringing back some of said relative's chicken alfredo for dinner... should be interesting, in a couple of hours here...! (I would have gone as well except that I came down with a cold the middle of last week and we figured that spreading it to various elderly folks in the recovery ward isn't exactly a very thoughtful thing to do... :-) ) ---Joel
From: JosephKK on 9 May 2010 22:19 On Fri, 07 May 2010 14:13:49 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Gents, > >Unless it rains on Sunday and I have some time I might just junk this >dreaded Wavetek Model 23 generator. Looked around for USB-based >generators and found a nice li'l scope/gen combo: > >http://www.allspectrum.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2778 > >Not a lot of info, seems it has no galvanic isolation from the computer >like some others <knuckles turning white ...>. However, unlike many >others it does go down to 5 millihertz so can be used in machine, stress >and vibration testing which I need to do at times. > >What do thee think? I think it is overpriced and underpowered.
From: krw on 9 May 2010 23:56
On Sun, 09 May 2010 13:22:14 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Martin Riddle wrote: >> "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message >> news:84o5rkFldfU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> John Larkin wrote: >>>> On Fri, 07 May 2010 14:13:49 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Gents, >>>>> >>>>> Unless it rains on Sunday >>>> It's raining here, headed slowly your way. >>>> >>> Yup, that's why we just walked the dogs :-) >>> >>> >>>> Got leaks? >>>> >>> We had one that I diagnosed as too short chimney flashing, when rain >>> storms in sideways. Just like Forrest Gump said, there's sideways >>> rain, upside down rain, big old fat rain ... >>> >>> >>>> Rain in May is unusual here. We had a very wet winter, lots of >>>> snowpack, long hot (indoor) showers in the forecast. I hope it's a >>>> trend. >>>> >>> My wife just lit a load in the wood stove. In May! Global warming ... >>> ROFL ... >>> >>> Anyhow, two cords of wood 10 years ago, then three, now four, and next >>> year we'll order five because we almost ran out this time. >>> >> >> Must be a trend. I've see quite a few front yards here where wood has >> been delivered. >> Big unsplit logs. Looks like a lot of work, they must be more than 3 >> cords each. >> > >Well, it's _hugely_ less expensive than heating with propane or electric >heat pumps. It's even less expensive living where so much heat isn't needed. It was 75F here today and sunny. We really need some of your rain, though. I planted a cherry tree in the front yard a few weeks ago (wind got the roots of a small maple a year ago). |