▲ 1203 ▼ trackpoint is f o r e v e r (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago* by reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) You do realise there is equipment being manufactured today that uses RS232? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) We have brand new machines that use RS232 and RS485. We just did some configurating on one of them last week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) So do some fire panels, come to think of it. They use RS232 for programming, and either RS232 or RS485 for communication between modules. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yep. Coincidentally, part of that job involved a fire panel. It falls under the KISS principal - and if it ain't broke, why fix it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) You do realise there is equipment being manufactured today that uses RS232? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) We have brand new machines that use RS232 and RS485. We just did some configurating on one of them last week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) So do some fire panels, come to think of it. They use RS232 for programming, and either RS232 or RS485 for communication between modules. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yep. Coincidentally, part of that job involved a fire panel. It falls under the KISS principal - and if it ain't broke, why fix it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) We have brand new machines that use RS232 and RS485. We just did some configurating on one of them last week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) So do some fire panels, come to think of it. They use RS232 for programming, and either RS232 or RS485 for communication between modules. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yep. Coincidentally, part of that job involved a fire panel. It falls under the KISS principal - and if it ain't broke, why fix it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) So do some fire panels, come to think of it. They use RS232 for programming, and either RS232 or RS485 for communication between modules. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yep. Coincidentally, part of that job involved a fire panel. It falls under the KISS principal - and if it ain't broke, why fix it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yep. Coincidentally, part of that job involved a fire panel. It falls under the KISS principal - and if it ain't broke, why fix it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
