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They also just work, barely have issue, have a good line of accessories and features which is a big plus when it's your main money making tool.
I used to use mac, but the UI didn't suit my work flow so I'm one of those who go to the trouble of having a stable customised flavour of *nix. Mainly based off Ubuntu as that gives the least headaches for compatibility and software availability.
Apologies for going off topic, and again if my formatting disappears, typing from my phone and it's not been nice about it lately. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 January 2015 4:10:51 pm LHDT, Russell Brenner <rbrenner@Brocade.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I had issues on my Mac too, but there’s a chipset that’s well supported called the UC232A. ATEN (not be confused with A10, which I was doing for a while) is the one to get.
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<div class="">There’s also a fancy 4 port hub version I just found: <a href="http://www.aten.com/products/Mobility-&-USB/USB-Converters/4-Port-USB-to-Serial-RS-232-Hub~UC2324.html" class="">http://www.aten.com/products/Mobility-&-USB/USB-Converters/4-Port-USB-to-Serial-RS-232-Hub~UC2324.html</a><br class="" />
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<div class="">GetConsole would be sweet though, depends on price point I guess.</div>
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<div class="">The GetConsole Airconsole looks freaking sweet though, supports Bluetooth LE and WiFi.</div>
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