From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: walter harms Subject: Re: USB converters and old hardware Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:42:00 +0200 Message-ID: <4BC482B8.5020500@bfs.de> References: <201004081508.45770.phillor@telstra.com> <4BBDAE08.9010507@w1nr.net> <201004091109.05660.phillor@telstra.com> Reply-To: wharms@bfs.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <201004091109.05660.phillor@telstra.com> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Phil Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org Phil schrieb: > 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. > Hi Phil, there is an easy solution for laptops like this one here: http://www.amazon.de/Delock-PCMCIA-ADAPTER-1x-SERIELL/dp/B000OQW562 http://www.amazon.de/Delock-PCMCIA-CardBus-1x-parallel/dp/B000N7BJO6 I have no idea about quality or linux drivers but PCMCIA with seriell or parallel are available for many laptops. The question is more interessting if you want both at the same time. re, wh