My boss at my last job got a new laptop a few months ago. He had this ancient digital camera with a serial connector on it, so went out and bought an inverter, turned out what he thought was a female serial port on the back was a VGA connector. He ended up just buying a new camera.
You could always get a USB to serial thingy, their website claims sopport is available for Linux, it's probably more expensive than another modem though :) http://www.keyspan.com/support/linux/ http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=USB-SERIAL-CONV On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 17:13, Huard, Elise - D C&W Consultant wrote: > hrrrrm. > I thought they came standard, and that i had a variation - you have a point > there. > Might still try the refund route ... > failing that i'll put it on Ebay for ?15 :-) > > > ---------- > > From: Elwell, AD (Andrew)[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 31 January 2003 17:00 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [Scottish] modems > > > > ahem, at risk of being pedantic.. > > > > Does your laptop *have* a serial port on it? > > > > I don't remember you mentioning it was for a laptop - I have had sucess > > with > > xircom pcmcia combi cards (NIC+modem) and would recommend them over > > cheaper > > ones with dongles that break. > > > > Failing that, looks like you'll need a serial adaptor for your laptop - > > which isn't cheap. (We ended up with a docking station that had a PCI slot > > in to add 3 serial inputs to a laptop on a boat) > > > > Serial ports are normally male on the PC's / laptops and come in 9 or 25 > > pin > > (now rare) varieties > > > > > > > Sounds like its been designed for the older large COM ports - > > > I had one of > > > those on my first PC and the modem needed to use it - I > > > would've thought it > > > would've come with a connector for the modem but also on the > > > other end one > > > of both type of COM connector. > > > > > > > > > > > Now i just unpacked the thing and $**!(%* the cable ended in > > > two female > > > plugs that don't seem to connect to anything on the back of my laptop > > > (female 15pin plug, female 25pin plug and 2 usbs). > > > > external monitor and printer perhaps? not serial... > > > > > > Andrew > > > > www.hpcx.ac.uk - our computer IS bigger than yours... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Scottish mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > > > *********************************************************************************** > This email and any accompanying files are confidential. If you are > not the intended recipient you must not use, copy or disclose the > content. If you have received this email in error please contact the > sender by return email and delete this message. > Thankyou for your co-operation. > ************************************************************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
