I use ds1820's to monitor temps around my house and in computers etc. The linux s/w I use is from http://www.brianlane.com and is free with source code. It just requires a ds9097u or ds9097s serial adaptor which plugs into the serial port.

I might try and get ths working at the weekend with my 10 exsitng sensors (at least from the command line).
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