From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Phil Subject: Re: USB converters and old hardware Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:09:05 +1000 Message-ID: <201004091109.05660.phillor@telstra.com> References: <201004081508.45770.phillor@telstra.com> <4BBDAE08.9010507@w1nr.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4BBDAE08.9010507@w1nr.net> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 08:20:56 pm Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote: > There are many PCI and PCI-e cards with both types of ports that respond > like "real" serial and parallel ports. I generally buy the cheapest ones > I can find at mwave.com (they all seem to use the same chip) and have no > problems. No go for laptops. Best solution I have seen for laptops are > the legacy docking stations for the Dell Latitude line. > Thank you Mike, I should have mentioned that I have a laptop. It's been a long time since I've owned a desktop computer and I didn't think of legacy cards. Are these cards compatible with the latest motherboards? It's an expensive option but worth considering. -- Regards, Phil