you're right there. I got mine form cable experts or something like that, if
anyone wants to know I can tell them and it's great! I got 2 and installed
them smoothly and use them often with no problems. I know about the junk
ones, usually if you pay less then $30 for the adapter, it's no good is what
I was told.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Neufeld" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: usb to serial with a laptop


> One problem is that u s b to com port adapters come in two varieties, good
> ones and bad ones, the latter nothing more than rearrangements of a few
> conductors and two disparate connectors. I rather suspect someone has one
> of
> those gadgets. I bought one and chucked it in the garbage, once I took it
> apart and saw the little that was inside. The proper devices have chips
> inside that, coupled with drivers, normally on cds, sold with the adapter,
> allow the operating system to recognize the equipment.
>