On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 09:18:51PM +0100, Joe wrote: > So there's no way at all to predict whether a particular piece of > equipment, or particular software, will work with any or all USB-serial > ports. Probably it will, but the only way to be sure is to try it.
USB/serial adapters are a convenience thing, especially for laptops. If you have a desktop with a spare PCI slot, just buy a PCI serial card. You'll probably get 4 serial ports or perhaps two serial and a paralell. I doubt if it would cost more, and probably less, than the USB adapter. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]