I would make sure its the ftdi chip set -- that seems to be the secret. I have been using such a thing sporadically, but not long enough to see if it would stay working for a long time. You need to download drivers from their web site as none seem to come with the device I have. Windows may or may not recognize it and Macs do not.
Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been experimenting with using my old Artic Transport with Window-Eyes > under Windows 7 using a cable that > converts serial to USB. It works great, except that after ten minutes to > perhaps a half an hour, my system crashes. I > can bring up Narrator, but I can't seem to do anything. When I force a > shutdown and reboot, I get the message that > Windows has recovered from a serious error. I know that some converters work > better than others, but this works so > well while it is working that I'm thinking there is some kind of conflict. > Does anyone have experience with this kind of > thing and perhaps suggestions as to what to look for? > > Thanks in advance for any thoughts. > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected] If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
