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Re: [LUG] 386

 

On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:00:05 +0000
Neil Williams wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:32:14 +0000
> Edwin Rhodes <edwin_rhodes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > What I am really looking for is an old Pc with built in rs232 serial
> > port built in ed
> 
> Get a USB->serial converter, most have kernel support already.
> Anything you can do with a real serial port can be done with the
> converter, as long as you remember to specify the speed to things
> like minicom.

Or a PCI RS232 board - you can have more than 1 RS232 port to play with
then. :)

Grant.

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