At 05:26 PM 12/23/2002, Scott Holder typed thusly:
>The Mac serial ports are compatible with PC serial ports on a hardware
>level - they both communicate with the RS-232 standard. The main question
>is going to be a matter of drivers. In all likelihood, VPC would indeed
>work fine.

Minor nit here - it's a matter of drivers and cables. <g> Of course, it's 
pretty much just a matter of finding an old cable for a Mac modem and 
hooking it up - round at one end, rectangular "D" shape at the other.  Yes, 
the Mac serial cables *are* so much neater and compact. <g>


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