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Subject: Re: yes you need a computer
From: ChrisAtUpw@.......
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:34:01 EST


In a message dated 23/12/2002, stuff@................. writes:

> Yes, you will need a computer to read and store the data from the A/D, but 
> it can be a very old (cheap) computer and if you have it on a network you 
> will not have to tie up monitor/kbd/mouse.  

Hi Allan,

     You need quite a lot of storage, so do check on the size of the hard 
drive. At 10 samples / sec on a single channel, this is a bit under 2 Mb / 
day if you record everything. Some older computers had drives of less than 40 
Mb and can not address very large drives even if you can change them eg 386 
and lower number processors.

     Regards,

     Chris Chapman 
In a message dated 23/12/2002, stuff@................. writes:

Yes, you will need a computer to read and store the data from the A/D, but it can be a very old (cheap) computer and if you have it on a network you will not have to tie up monitor/kbd/mouse. 


Hi Allan,

     You need quite a lot of storage, so do check on the size of the hard drive. At 10 samples / sec on a single channel, this is a bit under 2 Mb / day if you record everything. Some older computers had drives of less than 40 Mb and can not address very large drives even if you can change them eg 386 and lower number processors.

     Regards,

     Chris Chapman

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