Completely agree. No sense wasting money on something that is already a dead-end.
--- Brian On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Winterlight <[email protected]>wrote: > > I wouldn't buy anything that did not have Win7 64 bit support . I still > use a 90s voice modem as a message Fax center, primarily because the > software I use can record phone calls which I often do when speaking to my > CPA , attorney, tenants, or even tech support. > > When I built my machine in 08 I used Asus Formula Maximus II which has no > serial ports. Like you I went looking for an adaptor and I found a > reasonably priced one at monoprice.com . It worked in Vista 64 with a > signed driver work around, but then Vista SP1 came along and plugged the > hole and then it stopped working because VSP1 and Windows 7 require signed > certified drivers. So then I had to buy a 30 dollar adaptor with signed > certified drivers. > > Signed certified drivers will allow you an upgrade path and may be more > stable over all. > > > > At 01:15 PM 4/4/2011, you wrote: > >> Looking at: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232006&cm_re=serial_to_usb-_-12-232-006-_-Product >> >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156008&cm_re=serial_to_usb-_-12-156-008-_-Product >> >> Personally I favor Vantec over Sabrent. >> Both read as USB hubs that will register in DM. Plan to use on an old >> Serial-only APC BP1100 UPS. Wish to use as back-up, and, test to figure out >> whether a newer APC UPS is being "USB-comm-silly." Another working project! >> >> Plan to order one of the above with 15ft Non-Active USB extension cable. >> Opinions welcome! >> Best, Duncan >> >> >> >
