On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 18:57:19 +0000 Howard Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So far I have looked at about 3 of the ``newer'' Pentium PCs and none of > them have a 25 pin socket that one can plug a 25 pin serial modem into. > Of course there were sockets for USB or fire-wire, etc. > Can those in the know tell me what kind of plug is currently used for > serial cables? Will I need to buy an adapter or cable to upgrade my > modem, that costs a lot more the the modem itself? Have serial cables > become old fashioned and obsolete (except for mouse and keyboard). Howard, The computer I am using right now to compose and send this message is a Toshiba Satelite Pro 400 CDT. It is a 75 Mhz Pentium laptop. My modem is an old USR 14400 external having a connector for a 25 pin serial cable. My Toshiba laptop has a 9 pin serial port. I bought a special serial cable for about $10.00. It has a 25 pin connector on one end and a 9 pin connector on the other. If you are reading this, then you know that my equipment works. It works with no problem whatsoever. BTW, you might be interested in knowing that this particular modem works with EPPPD, but not with LSPPP. It works with EPPPD when hooked up to PC desktop computer also. It will not work with LSPPP. I have an internal 33.6 USR modem installed on a desktop that works with LSPPP. Regards, Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
