Simplicity, flexibility, and affordability are what most PC users look for in computer interfacing equipment, and that's just what this money-saving guide offers.
Jeffrey Hirst Johnson shows how to turn any IBM PC or compatible computer into a high-performance data communications system-not by installing expensive, special-purpose boards and peripherals, but by taking advantage of the serial and parallel ports that come with the computer. This book features circuit designs and instructions for building a wide variety of portable plug-in devices that allow fast, effective data communications whereever and whenever needed... and at a fraction of the cost of installing sophisticated networking systems. Johnson includes all of the ready-to-use software routines necessary to implement the hardware, along with information on data formats and reates, cabling and connectors, and troubleshooting.
Simplicity, flexibility, and affordability are what most PC users look for in computer interfacing equipment, and that's just what this money-saving guide offers.
Jeffrey Hirst Johnson shows how to turn any IBM PC or compatible computer into a high-performance data communications system-not by installing expensive, special-purpose boards and peripherals, but by taking advantage of the serial and parallel ports that come with the computer. This book features circuit designs and instructions for building a wide variety of portable plug-in devices that allow fast, effective data communications whereever and whenever needed... and at a fraction of the cost of installing sophisticated networking systems. Johnson includes all of the ready-to-use software routines necessary to implement the hardware, along with information on data formats and reates, cabling and connectors, and troubleshooting.