I got an adapter Chris off eBay, it only cost me £2.50 Hope this info helps. Christine.--- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] Serial cables > Hi all, > For my physical disabilities, is there a way for me to use serial > connections without damagin the socket or plug in any way? For example, I > like to use JAWS 8 with my BrailleNote mPower as a Braille display, via > bluetooth. This works, but as with any bluetooth device the connection needs > to be initiated manually, meaning that I won't be able to have Braille at > startup. This isn't a problem, but it would be cool if I could. By the way, > I don't have a serial port on my laptop, but I've heard of serial cards. I > know they fit in a PCMCIA slot, which I believe I have on my laptop (will > have to check that out), but how do they work, and would it benefit someone > with physical disabilities? > Thanks in advance for sharing. > Chris Hallsworth > BrailleNote mPower user > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq