I think the time has come to look for a new computer for the obs. MY little lappy has done well but I'm getting increasingly frequent and severe problems.
Today was a gorgeous day, but I spent nearly two hours in the obs without capturing an image
... blue screen of death twice and some very strange comms problems with cameras and EQMOD.
I had a brief look about for a new computer a little while ago, and it seems to be harder and harder to get anything other than windows 8 and 64 bit. Obviously, 64 bit is the way to go in future, but before I lash out I have a couple of questions.
I'm thinking of buying a desktop for the obs rather than a lappy, since I really don't need the portability.
I have a parallel ST8, so...
Are parallel port cards still available for the latest PCs?
Would a IDE parallel card from an old computer work in a current one?
Al.