Hi,

Yes, the thing on the adapter is "Male".

Nice to know that we have another Mac user in BC.

Thanks for listening,
Alex,


On 16-Aug-08, at 12:31 AM, Simon Cavendish wrote:

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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