From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 30 23:14:54 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA24582 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:14:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA24576 for ; Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:14:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id RAA18000; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 17:56:55 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199601310726.RAA18000@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards) To: Andrew.Gordon@net-tel.co.uk Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 17:56:54 +1030 (CST) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <"arg-home.net-tel-0131042105-8916*/G=Andrew/S=Gordon/O=Net-Tel from "Andrew.Gordon@net-tel.co.uk" at Jan 31, 96 04:20:56 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Andrew.Gordon@net-tel.co.uk stands accused of saying: > > > I was thinking about tackling the problem myself by putting an 8751-class > > microcontroller on a PC card and writing a quick'n'stupid bit of timer code > > Why not hang it off the parallel port? No reset line on the port 8) -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[