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09.07.08

Serial Ports For All

Finally, a way to add legacy port support to your modern computer.

By Dave Prochnow Posted 02.15.2008 at 5:35 pm 3 Comments

It never fails; you want to upgrade your aging PC, but you still need that archaic RS-232C serial port for controlling your Parallax Boe-Bot, using that serial mouse, getting online via your trusted Hayes ACCURA V.90 modem, and, even, programming your Pfaff 2140 sewing machine. Apple Boot Camp enlistees can run into a similar RS-232C port quagmire using an older Windows app on a MacBook Air.

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