Re: PC's without serial ports
- From: "john melia" <unclejam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:21:15 -0400
there is a company called Adaptec.com that may help you I have a hp4 jet
scanner that must 15 years old that still works it has arkenstone in Braille
on it. well I bought the adapter to convert the skuzzy card to a serial port
and some software it still works I have to use a power hub to get it to work.
----- Original Message -----
From: E.J. Zufelt
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: PC's without serial ports
Cal,
Take what I am about to say worth a grain of salt.
I used to provide support for notebook computers (same principal would apply
to a desktop). Many of our computers lacked a serial port, but people with
older PDAs, that only synched through a serial port would try a USB to Serial
adapter.
The problem with a USB to Serial adapter, in many cases, is that it doesn't
actually create a serial controller. Rather, it provides a method for a serial
signal to reach the computer through the USB bus.
I say that, to say this. a PCMCIA, or PCI serial card probably would work,
as I imagine that it would actually have a serial port controller that would be
recognized by the computer, as opposed to providing an alternate path for the
serial data to reach the computer.
HTH,
Everett
----- Original Message -----
From: Cal
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:18 AM
Subject: PC's without serial ports
Has anyone had any luck getting the DecExpress to work on a PC without a
serial port using a PCI adapter? I tried a serial-USB adapter, but that didn't
work and am wondering if I should even bother trying a PCI adapter or just get
an older second-hand PC. I love the DecExpress and would prefer to continue
using it as my main synth. Thank you.
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