Remember serial ports?

[yesthattom]

I need to connect to the serial port of a machine at home. Now if I was at work, I would simply connect it to our serial port console server. But at home? I haven’t had a laptop with a serial port in ages. The last time I needed one I bought a USB<->Serial adaptor.... which I can’t find right now.

UGH!

Comments

[mrfantasy.livejournal.com]

If you're still in this bind over the weekend I can loan you my spare one, if I can find it.

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

I've got a mini docking station sort of gadget for that sort of thing.

[lonesomepolecat.livejournal.com]

You could just buy a Cyclades ;-)

http://cgi.ebay.com/CYCLADES-ALTERPATH-ACS-48_W0QQitemZ160118497721QQihZ006QQcategoryZ11175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[okelle.livejournal.com]

They have become as hard to find as those Mac to PC monitor jack adjusters.

I think I had one at one point but gave it away with the laser printer I bought it for. Speaking of the comic-book affect with technology: I bought that laserprinter for $30, but the cartridges cost $75.

[pir.livejournal.com]

Keyspan USB serial adaptors work on any OS you'd want to use (and probably a couple that you wouldn't want to). I bought a couple after I found out the older (and physically smaller) ones I had didn't have drivers for OSX on Intel hardware.