Re: laptop serial port

[Michael <sirflannelS@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:21:06 -0400, "Don" <don@xxxxxx> wrote:

>http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=ACP50US
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>looks like one way to go to get a serial port on a new laptop.  any others?

The laptops we use have no serial ports or parallel ports, and I tried
a different model from Targus (the PA075), and I never got it to work
with the serial connections (Ademco, GE Alliance, Pass Point, IEI, &
Napco specifically). Tech Support said it wasn't made for direct
constant connections like that, only external modems and mice. Had
great results with the Belkin F5U103, with all those serial
connections, and an external modem for dialup downloaders. A co-worker
got one of the $18 dollar models, and got very miced results. I've
heard people recommend the serial port PCMCIA cards, but haven't tried
them personally. I would not get the Targus, and call the
manufacturers you are using to see if they have a preference (some
recommend one specific model that they sell, but that's not a
practical solution, one USB adapter for each maker).
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