[nfbcs] PC's with a serial port

[Littlefield, Tyler]

Hello:
I don't believe most PCS ship with serial ports anymore. If you were 
interested, you could use a USB to serial adapter (this won't work if 
you're booting speakup with a serial synth), or I believe there are PCI 
cards you could get. Either way, the USB to serial adapter would be 
fine. Serial has a much slower rate than USB, so there will not be any 
performance issues.

HTH,
On 1/29/2014 2:07 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> I'm looking around for a new desktop.  I am using an older Alva 
> braille display, which runs off a serial port.  I am having trouble 
> identifying if a PC I'm interested in has a serial port or not.  
> Sometimes it's in the technical specs, and sometimes not.
> Is a serial port no longer standard?  Does the USB to serial adapter 
> work just as well, or is it slower at passing data through?
> Would anyone care to recommend a desktop, or a place to look? I've 
> been looking at Amazon and TigerDirect.  I tried NewEgg, but didn't 
> see much I fancied.
> Thanks.
> Tracy
>
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