Lap top withOUT a serial port

zippyt · 01-27-2006, 11:00 PM

Ok all you network folks and geer geeks , here is the sernerio , it appaers I am getting a new ( Hand me down ) laptop for work .
My current laptop is a dead battery Pentum 75mhz , running ,,,,,, wait for it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, DOS 6.2 and Win 3.1

Yes I am a command line commando !!!!!

1 problem , the semi new toy does NOT have a serial port ,
I HAVE to have a serial port !!!!
I HAVE to be able to talk to 232 printers , score boards , AEI tag readers ,bar code wedges , and trouble shoot data streames from scales and PC's , etc,,
I Think it has a usb port , and I am sorta certin it has a PCMCIA slot or 2 .
I have seen USB serial cables , and PCMCIA cards and cables .
I have MANY old ( Most from the 386 days ) serial comm progs that I use ALL the time .
What about IRQ addresses and the such ???
How will this work with my older programs ?????
HELP !!!!!!

would some thing like this work ???
http://www.cablestogo.com/product_li...?cat%5Fid=1529

zippyt · 01-27-2006, 11:08 PM

this is a newer version of one of my best tools(Programs) , serialtest from BlackBox.
http://www.blackbox.com/Catalog/Deta...6,181&mid=1680

laebedahs · 01-27-2006, 11:41 PM

This will probably get what you need: http://www.sfcable.com/Merchant2/mer...rce=pricewatch

$18 with shipping.

Troubleshooter · 01-28-2006, 08:23 AM

Email BB and see if they have a recommended adapter and the workarounds you need for it.

And we love the BB catalog, it's like nerdcore porn.

Undertoad · 01-28-2006, 08:42 AM

If BB is still what they were 5 years ago, they have the greatest support of any other such vendor, and prices damn near double.

If you need that support pay it, otherwise...

mbpark · 01-28-2006, 11:32 AM

Zippy,

My Thinkpad doesn't have a serial port, either. This is why I recommend:

1. A PCMCIA Serial Port card (I have one of these and it was $200 back in the day, but works 100%).
2. A Belkin USB Serial Adapter (not 100%).
3. Purple Computing (www.pfranc.com). These guys are good

.

I recommend 1 or 3 if you're going to do diagnostic work.

Thanks,

Mitch

01-27-2006, 11:00 PM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Lap top withOUT a serial port Ok all you network folks and geer geeks , here is the sernerio , it appaers I am getting a new ( Hand me down ) laptop for work . My current laptop is a dead battery Pentum 75mhz , running ,,,,,, wait for it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, DOS 6.2 and Win 3.1 Yes I am a command line commando !!!!! 1 problem , the semi new toy does NOT have a serial port , I HAVE to have a serial port !!!! I HAVE to be able to talk to 232 printers , score boards , AEI tag readers ,bar code wedges , and trouble shoot data streames from scales and PC's , etc,, I Think it has a usb port , and I am sorta certin it has a PCMCIA slot or 2 . I have seen USB serial cables , and PCMCIA cards and cables . I have MANY old ( Most from the 386 days ) serial comm progs that I use ALL the time . What about IRQ addresses and the such ??? How will this work with my older programs ????? HELP !!!!!! would some thing like this work ??? http://www.cablestogo.com/product_li...?cat%5Fid=1529 __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-27-2006, 11:08 PM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	this is a newer version of one of my best tools(Programs) , serialtest from BlackBox. http://www.blackbox.com/Catalog/Deta...6,181&mid=1680 __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-28-2006, 08:23 AM	#4
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Email BB and see if they have a recommended adapter and the workarounds you need for it. And we love the BB catalog, it's like nerdcore porn. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-28-2006, 11:32 AM	#6
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	I have two solutions Zippy, My Thinkpad doesn't have a serial port, either. This is why I recommend: 1. A PCMCIA Serial Port card (I have one of these and it was $200 back in the day, but works 100%). 2. A Belkin USB Serial Adapter (not 100%). 3. Purple Computing (www.pfranc.com). These guys are good . I recommend 1 or 3 if you're going to do diagnostic work. Thanks, Mitch

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01-27-2006, 11:41 PM	#3
laebedahs Abecedarian Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 172	This will probably get what you need: http://www.sfcable.com/Merchant2/mer...rce=pricewatch $18 with shipping.

01-28-2006, 08:42 AM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If BB is still what they were 5 years ago, they have the greatest support of any other such vendor, and prices damn near double. If you need that support pay it, otherwise...

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