Re: PC card to USB
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:10:49 -0500 From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PC card to USB - Original Message - From: "Harrison, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: PC card to USB > Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:48:05 -0500 > From: "Harrison, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PC card to USB > > Michael, > > Where did you find a serial to USB adapter. It might be just the ticket for > those of us with Lib 50 & 70!!! > I think what he mentioned is just a USB adaptor that allow you to plug in serial port device to USB bus. There is no other way around because (1) serial port only support up to 115kbps of speed while USB needs 12mbps (2) USB is a host based protocol (that means you need a processor behind it directly to make it work), it is impossible via serial port. Foxbat ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
PC card to USB
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:48:05 -0500 From: "Harrison, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PC card to USB Michael, Where did you find a serial to USB adapter. It might be just the ticket for those of us with Lib 50 & 70!!! >Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 07:53:32 -0500 >From: "Michael Hodish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: pc card to usb > >On a recent trip to japan, I was looking for such a beast, and they all >require cardbus support, which we don't have. Those look like normal type 2 >cards, but have a brass or copper strip along the top edge of the connector, >4 or 5 mm wide, with little bumps on it. They are not supported. I did find >a serial port to usb adapter, that is just a little dongle, driven by a >software driver. It might work thru the docking station, I don't know. I >bought it for another application. Mike Hodish ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
pc card to usb
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 07:53:32 -0500 From: "Michael Hodish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: pc card to usb On a recent trip to japan, I was looking for such a beast, and they all require cardbus support, which we don't have. Those look like normal type 2 cards, but have a brass or copper strip along the top edge of the connector, 4 or 5 mm wide, with little bumps on it. They are not supported. I did find a serial port to usb adapter, that is just a little dongle, driven by a software driver. It might work thru the docking station, I don't know. I bought it for another application. Mike Hodish ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
