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Date:      Wed, 31 Jan 1996 13:32:51 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com, terry@lambert.org, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, hsu@clinet.fi, hm@altona.hamburg.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, brian@MediaCity.com
Subject:   Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards)
Message-ID:  <199601310302.NAA17096@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199601302143.OAA07490@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jan 30, 96 02:43:47 pm

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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying:
> Go down to Radio shack and buy a copper dot-pad prototype board; they
> are about $10.
> 
> Then solder a ribbon connector on it, and run a ribbon cable off to a
> bread board.

Hey presto, instant RF-to-logic converter.  You can now reset your PC
by opening your 'fridge door or putting on the washing.

> Put optoisolators on the breadboard before connecting anything else.

Yetch.  Cheap optos are too slow, and fast ones are too expensive.

> 					Terry Lambert

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