On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 08:43:39 -0500, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi > >Maybe I'm just shopping in the right places. I have yet to build up a desktop >machine that does *not* have at least one COM port on the motherboard. That's >been true all the way from simple little Atom based ITX boards right through >monster boards with all sorts of crazy stuff on them. Yes, it's not out the >back, but that's very easy to take care of if you need the port. > >Laptops are a bit different. They seem to die of some sort of display issue >long before a desktop. I don't use them in test setups. > >Bob
When I built my most recent workstation a couple years ago, I specifically looked for motherboards that included a COM port and thought I had found one but when it arrived, I discovered that they left off everything except the UART which was integrated. Instead of trying to figure out what level translator they used, I just bought a PCI serial card instead. None of the USB serial dongles I tried worked well. I have stopped using laptops as well. They are too fragile even when just sitting in one place. I have seen a lot of old used working ones for sale at HAM swap meets though that are inexpensive. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
