gnupic: USB programmer and - serial ports.
Subject:
Re: USB programmer and - serial ports.
From:
Jerry Zdenek ####@####.####
Date:
10 Jan 2005 04:15:33 +0000
Message-Id: <41E20172.5030902@sarpeidon.net>
Paul B. Webster wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 17:36, Jerry Zdenek wrote:
>
>
>>Laptops are getting very hard to find with serial ports. Just looking at
>>Dell, only one model actually has a serial port on it. I'm just hoping
>>that when my current one breaks, I still will be able to buy a new
>>laptop with a serial port.
>
>
> Of course, the question is *why* would anyone, apart from a hardware
> developer in the rare instance, require a serial port?
There's still much equipment you buy today that needs a serial port to
set it up. Our PBX at work needs it. A lot of the home automation
equipment needs it for setup. For example, my universal remote. Or the
home control system I eventully want to get.
Jerry
