[Info-vax] OT: Windows 8 will soon arrive

[MG]

On 30-9-2011 21:59, Simon Clubley wrote:
> I have some sympathy for the FTDI position because they produce hardware
> with capabilities which go beyond what the USB CDC supports (such as
> low-rate bit bang/GPIO support), but it was a major surprise not to find
> _anything_ conforming to CDC standards in the commodity (ie: PL2303)
> part of the market.
>
> (Commodity advertising with a CDC adapter: Just plug in our cable and go!
> No driver disk required!)

For that reason I specifically wanted an FTDI (RS-232 <=> USB) serial
adapter.  The ones they sell in consumer electronic stores generally
don't work, or not as they should.  In fact, they all too often don't
even work under Windows x86-64 versions!  (That was another reason I
wanted an FTDI one, since my study forces me to run Windows or Mac OS
X.)  They ironically work better under Linux, BSD and so on.

  - MG