[access-uk] Re: Serial cables

  • From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 22:57:24 +0100

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
>
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