Win32 Peripheral Breakout Box
Posted by Scott Hughes Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:21:00 GMT
So, what do you do when you need to access peripherals on Windows XP x64, but the vendors have yet to release a 64-bit compatible version of their driver?
Switch to Linux? Same problem, if vendor doesn’t open source their driver.
Complain? Tried that, vendor said they don’t support 64-bit and they considered the whole problem my own fault.
Improvise? The pic attached shows my Win32 (Windows XP) Peripheral Breakout Box. All you need is an old laptop and a copy of Windows XP (or other vendor supported OS). Throw in Remote Desktop or just an rsync folder and ssh server, and you’ve got everything you need.
The better solution, which I will hopefully be able to implement soon,
is to throw Windows XP x64 in the “Great Idea, Bad Implementation, Abysmal Follow-through” bin.
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