[nfbcs] PC's with a serial port

[Littlefield, Tyler]

lots of mobos have the header for the port. Where you'll run the port 
out through is another question entirely. the mobo panel has to have a 
slot for it or you have to find some way to use it.
On 1/29/2014 2:39 PM, Bryan Schulz wrote:
> hi,
>
> sometimes the usb adapter will get by and sometimes it will be the 
> glitch.
> can you discover the brand/model of the motherboard?
> several i have read about lately have the socket on the motherboard, 
> just not the connector plumbed out the back.
> middle of the road would be to get a small pci board especially if you 
> want to use an older parallel printer.
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
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> Subject: [nfbcs] PC's with a serial port
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>> 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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