On 09/05/2011 07:05 AM, Dallin Jones wrote: > > They have been gone for 7 or 8 years. They were the last of the good > local computer stores around in Utah Valley. I went I to a few other > stores looking for a serial cable and most didn't even know what that > was. When they finally figured it out, they told me I should switch to > USB, because it was more "standard". I wasn't impressed with any of > them. > > --Dallin Jones > http://www.silverrack.com
I had the SAME experience a couple months ago trying to locate a USB serial port for a new legacy-free PC that was dependent upon a serial device that has no USB equivalent. When I finally COULD find someone that didn't require a diagram to even comprehend what I was talking about I was told, "oh those haven't been made for at least 10 years now." I do a search at newegg.com and found several hits with different price ranges for exactly what I needed. Another supplier I really enjoy is mwave.com. They run decent deals, have competitive prices, and their standard ground shipping usually gets to Orem in 2 days. So lately my strategy has been to stock a spare or two of critical parts so I have at least a 48-hour window in emergencies. --Henry /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
