[Cialug] tornado-proofing your data?

[Dan Hockey]

>I still have yet to figure how to collect wind speed data using a linux
>box. Anyone know of some Linux software that collects data from a serial
>port and dumps it into a .csv file? At the moment, I take the .csv file
>from a windows box, copy it onto a thumb drive, carry it over to a linux
>box and import the data into a Mysql database.

That sounds like a perfect job for a basic stamp. The downside is you would
have to use the windows software to program it. Use the stamp to collect the
data and send it out via rs-232 or use one the wireless modules.
-dh