[nfbcs] PC's with a serial port

[Steve Jacobson]

When I bought my last desktop a year or so ago, one could still get serial and parrallel port cards to go inside 
the desktop assuming it has empty slots.  This might be worth considering.  I had a card installed that has two 
parallel ports and both seem to work nicely.   The card was not that expensive, either, maybe around $40.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:54:24 -0600, Bryan Schulz wrote:

>hi,

>how does that work? she said she has a desktop system, not a laptop.
>Bryan Schulz


>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Louis Maher" <ljmaher at swbell.net>
>To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 5:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] PC's with a serial port


>> Another idea is to use a docking station which might give you access to
>> serial and parallel ports buried inside your pc and not showing on the
>> outside case.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Louis Maher
>> Phone 713-444-7838
>> E-mail ljmaher at swbell.net
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 4:08 PM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] PC's with a serial port
>>
>> While there doesn't seem to be a sure fire way to know if a given USB to
>> serial adapter will work with a given device, consensus seems to be that
>> ones using the FTDI chip fare best.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 29, 2014, at 4:53 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Serial ports are no longer standard, and some USB to Serial adapters work
>> with some devices, and some don't and there doesn't seem to be a way to 
>> know
>> in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> At 01:07 PM 1/29/2014, you 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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