On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, my primary use of usb serial ports is not for connecting another > computer (DTE wired equipment) but for connecting to serial-controlled > audio visual gear (DCE wired equipment). The point of a usb serial adapter > is to give you that serial port your laptop is missing... so it should be > male and wired DTE. If you need to connect to other DTE equipment, you need > a cable. > My point was just the wear on the connectors. Pins break and bend... Better that be on a cable or thin coupler that you can throw away when it eventually happens. -- John.
