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Grex > Classified > #1198: PCI Multi I/O - 2-Port DB9 Serial card and drivers | |
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keesan
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response 5 of 10:
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Mar 3 17:54 UTC 2008 |
We have serial ports in all our computers already but I will keep you in mind
if a non-Mac person wants to add one. We know a Mac person who had to get
a serial-to-USB adaptor for his PDA. PCs usually come with 2 ports, or a port
and a header for a second one. What do you plug into your port?
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rcurl
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response 6 of 10:
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Mar 3 20:58 UTC 2008 |
I have an old PDA, an X-10 transmitter, and a camera, that need serial
ports. I use a 3-way (DB-25) serial switch to choose which device is
connected.
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keesan
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response 7 of 10:
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Mar 4 02:22 UTC 2008 |
Kiwanis has serial-to-USB adaptors for $2 or $5 (I forget). The one we got
works in linux, but we have serial ports.
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rcurl
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response 8 of 10:
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Mar 4 05:07 UTC 2008 |
I'm using a USB-serial adapter.
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keesan
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response 9 of 10:
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Mar 4 15:10 UTC 2008 |
I was suggesting a cheap source if you need another one.
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gull
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response 10 of 10:
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Apr 3 18:40 UTC 2008 |
Re resp:3: Linux and OS X are not really related on the device driver
level. OS X is based on BSD, but I think it uses a different kernel
than any open-source BSD version.
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