ah yes, maybe I could try that. I shall ask the BrailleNote list what serial to USB adaptors will work with the mPower. Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated.
Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Serial cables
Hello Chris,I think it's hard to tell whether you'd damage the plug or socket as everyone is different; the only thing which can tell that is trial and error. But I am wondering whether there are such things as Serial to USB adapters? If so maybe that would be worth a try? Because I think USB is less prone to damage than Serial...Catherine----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] Serial cablesHi 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
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