The Zire 71 is not USB only. The 21 is USB only. USB != RS232. Different electrical interfaces, different protocols. The Z71 uses the universal connector so it also has a serial UART in addition to USB.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Josip Gracin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Connecting Palm Zire to a modem... > On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 11:40:28AM -0500, Luc Le Blanc wrote: > > Alas, the Zire connector has a USB-only pinout. No serial pins, > > unlike other USB connectors. > > Being a newbie I have to ask, what does this mean? Isn't there a serial > cable available for Zire71 by which one can connect to any other > serial device? If so, then why is the USB-only pinout a problem? > > I intend to buy one such cable which I will be linking to my Garmin > eTrex GPS (among other things). > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
