[nfbcs] PC's with a serial port

[Mikayla Gephart]

Also, some Braille displays are Bluetooth. 

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On Jan 29, 2014, at 2:25 PM, "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:

> 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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