Serial to usb adapter

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jvpatel

Geek Trainee
hi all,
Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a serial to usb to converter. I have got a PC which has no Usb ports and i basically want to have a usb port through either my serial port or my parallel port.
 
Theres no point. Even if there was such a converter, the transfer speeds would be horrendous. I only use the serial port now for sending ASCII data communications with stepper motor circuits.
 
donkey42 said:
hi, ninja fetus is right you'll have to buy a pci card (about £30) that will give you 4 or 5 USB ports
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Please don't buy the cheaper USB cards because they will cause nothing but trouble. Basically don't buy it if it has a VIA chipset. I'd recommend you shop around for Belkin cards, or cards that use an NEC chipset
 
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