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Old 20-10-04, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Alun
I'm presuming here that you are asking for a laptop. Most laptops these days don't come with serial ports. You should be able to get a serial to usb converter from most places like pc world/staples/computer fair and they should do the trick.

I had to have a serial port on mine for work. When I mentioned this, the quotes for new laptops jumped from being in the 400 quid range to the 1400 quid range!
We have a similar problem at work. If you get USB to serial adaptor, you're probably going to need a computer whiz kid to get it going for you

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