>From: William Squires <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   Does anyone know if Keyspan (or others) still make a USB->Parallel-
>port adapter with OS X drivers? I'm pretty sure there's a USB->serial 
>adapter using the FTDI chipset - is this still available through 
>Keyspan? How about Belkin?
>    Also, if such a converter is available (for parallel), can it be 
>addressed by RB in the same way as the USB->serial converter (at 
>least on OS X?)

I'd suggest taking a look at the FTDI FT245 chip, which is a parallel 
version of their FT232 USB/serial chip. There's a nifty little module 
that has a FT245, USB connector, and support circuitry all installed 
on a tiny DIP plugin PCB, perfect for prototyping or small production 
runs: http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/UM245R.htm

>    More importantly, will they work on the new Intel Macs, and with
>Parallels/Boot Camp?

Works fine.

>    I want to make a simple assembler for the PIC microcontroller for 
>OS X, then expand it to cover other microcontrollers, too (like Atmel 
>AVR, Parallax Basic-stamp/SX##/Propellor, etc...) This will be an OS 
>X only project as there are plenty of programmers on the Windows side...
>

Good luck! I use Parallels (or a real PC) for PIC development, since 
as you say there are no Mac solutions.

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
http://www.blackcatsystems.com
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