I think that those asking the question do not fully understand all the facts.
Admittedly, all computing hardware that comes with USB and RS-232 hardware comes with drivers for this hardware. However, USB is treated as another bus, like PCI, and drivers must be installed for each kind of hardware installed there. Since there is no way that a K2 will be of much use if it emulater a hard drvie, keyboard or mouse, Elecraft would need to provide a K2 driver for each operating system that they intend to support. Remember that Elecraft is in the Ham Radio business, not the computer hardware business. Furthermore, I have experience with these things in that I have fielded an application that simultaneously interfaces with 6 serial ports and 3 USB devices. The serial devices are much more reliable and much easier to troibleshoot. So until there is a better generic communications standard, I say that the serial port is still the best choice for a small non-computer company like Elecraft. Users only need to know which port they have attached their equipment to, and if your machine doesn't have any then you can but one that attaches to your USB port. Fran, KA4FRH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
