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    dos driver for usb to serial rs232 converter new notebooks have no serial port :(

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by turbobugger, Nov 1, 2009.

  1. turbobugger

    turbobugger Newbie

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    dos driver for usb to serial rs232 converter


    I have a couple dos legacy programmers that require dos in com1 serial only

    I do not see any usb to serial drivers out there
    has anyone seen a driver for usb to serial?

    I have 3 notebooks here but none have a serial port they are all newer models. the oldest is 2 years old.
     
    turbobugger, Nov 1, 2009
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    have you looked?

    I bought three of them just last week. In a store. Not mail order from a colonial backwater either.
     
    newsposter, Nov 1, 2009
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