Hello, Isaac,
DOS machines? Wow! Those things must be real dinosaurs. Collector's
items, at least!
From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Braillenote] USB
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:49:05 -0500 (EST)
richard,
she has DOs machines! No windows machines.
she has stated on this list several times that she uses dos!
isaac
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Richard Myers wrote:
> Hello, Penny,
> Are you sure your computer does not have at least two USB ports? As far
as I
> can recall, they all have had USB ports since about 1999. Of course,
that is
> desktop computers. Laptops did not have USB until about 2000 or 2001 as
far
> as I can remember. Your USB port on your desktop is most likely on the
rear
> right side as you are standing in front of your computer. The ports are
> together, about half way between the top and bottom of the computer.
They are
> mounted directly on the computer's motherboard. The problem in finding
them
> is that they are small. Each USB port has four pins in line, and is a
little
> more than one quarter inch long and one eighth inch wide. Pretty small
and
> easy to miss. Mine are right next to my video monitor cable, so are not
easy
> to find at all. Ask someone with eyes to have a look. They can probably
find
> those pesky little ports. Take heed that in all things there is a right
way
> and wrong way to plug something in. The ends of USB cables fit snugly
into
> the ports, but do not need to be forced.
>
> As I said, the USB ports are usually next to each other and are in pairs.
If
> you have something plugged into one USB port and remove it for any
reason,
> make sure it goes back into the same port, not the port next to it. That
way,
> you will not have near so many problems.
>
> There is lots of USB stuff on the market. They have powered USB hubs
that
> give you four or more USB ports that plug into one of your USB ports and
are
> powered by the famous wall-wart. There are also USB-to-Serial adapters
for
> those deprived computers with no USB ports. If you have a printer, but
no
> place to plug its 25 or 32-pin plug into, there are printer-to-USB cable
> adapters. All sorts of stuff you can spend your money on. Some of it
even
> works!
>
> Happy computing
>
> Dick Myers
>
> From: Pennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] card reader
> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:53:58 -0600
>
> Okay, there, Penny, This is from Penny, the other one--the dumber one.
> You use a U S B port, correct? Thanks. I'll see if the next computer I
> collide with has a U S B port. My present one does not, to my knowledge.
> U S B. What does it look like?
>
>
>
>
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