Hello, There's a usb to serial port adaptor you can purchase from
Keysoft and it will take a 9 pin female connection I think. I have
bought one in order to be able to convert my Everest printer which has
a serial connectivity choice to a usb port on my Mac and it works.
Keysoft usb to serial port adaptor comes with its own Mac drivers and
window drivers which have to be installed on either platform. You will
find more info on the adaptor on Keysoft's website. Hope this helps a
little, Simon
On 15 Aug 2008, at 21:11, Randy A. Fred wrote:
Hello all you good looking Mac Users! I just purchased an IMAC and
am slowly transferring all my PC material over to it while learning
the software.
I am a long-time Jaws and Kurzweil user. Although Jaws is the
Cadillac of screen readers I decided to switch simply on principle.
I came to despise Freedom Scientific for wanting more and more money
from me every year. I am enjoying the Mac but find I still need to
use this PC until I get used to the Mail program. I am finding Voice
Over a bit clunky but I am sure I will get used to it. I really need
Apple to make Voice Over work with the Microsoft Office suite as
everyone I work with uses Word.
Many years ago I purchased a handy device, called a Roadrunner. It
holds 3 Mb of plain text and I purchased it to study for university
exams. It has since become obsolete but I am so familiar with it I
still use it to read text files when on the road and giving talks or
presentations.
The Roadrunner uses a 9-pin female connector to plug into the
computer.
How can I use the Roadrunner with my Mac? Is there such a thing as
an adaptor I can use to plug the connector into a USB port? Or,
should I be looking for a cable I can plug into the Roadrunner and
into the computer's USB port? Or, does anyone know of a similar type
of device I can use instead of the Roadrunner? A basic digital
recorder is not the answer for me. The device needs more flexibility
than a recorder.
I look forward to the day when I am a dedicated Mac user.
Thank you for any help. I have already benefitted greatly from
reading over messages in this list.
Randy Fred
Nanaimo BC
Canada
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