[AT] OT Personal weather station/computer?

[Brian Wigton]

One of the items we use for a port replicator on notebooks that do not have
serial or parallel ports is a USB port replicator made by Targus. 

My suggestion is to go to Ebay and to a search for "Targus Port Replicator".
This may or may not work, however, as many PDA synchronization tools will
not work through "Serial over USB"...

Plus, this way, if you have a parallel port printer, you can print with the
notebook as well...


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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 7:01 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] OT Personal weather station/computer?

Hi,

I recently ran across a deal on a La Crosse technologies weather station
that I couldn't pass up.  It came and is very impressive.  I haven't had a
chance to hook it up yet but I have a question for the computer savy among
us.

The instruments have output and software to display and record data on a
computer.  This is done via a phone wire with a typical phone connector on
one end and a 9 pin female com connector on the other.  I would like to use
my notebook computer to record data (at least part of the time.  I have a
desk top available too) but I don't have a com port on my notebook.  I only
have USB and the phone cord type data ports.  My notebook is a fairly new
Toshiba Satellite.  Can anyone tell me what I need to do or what adapters I
might need to connect the weather station to the notebook?

Thanks

Charlie 


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