What do you get, laptops? every desktop I've seen still has a parallel port 
but laptops I've seen and had have neither anymore. I have yet to see a 
desktop without a parallel port and serial is not uncommon if you look for 
one with one. I haven't really checked much on store bought desktops a lot 
but when I look to help people our, and about all mother boards I find to 
build computers have them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging 
software


>I was wondering the same thing about parallel.  I haven't had a computer
> with a parallel or serial port in several years.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging
> software
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Sorry I can't help with your wild card question, but just curious:  Why
>> did you choose to go parallel port cw?  Hasn't that  gone the way of the
>> dodo bird?  What OS are you running?  Enquireing minds want to know.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 12/26/2010 4:21 PM, tom behler wrote:
>>> Hi, again, all.
>>>
>>> With the help and encouragement of Kevin and others, I'm going to take
>>> the
>>> leap and try to do the upcoming NAQP CW contest this January by
>>> transmitting
>>> the needed CW exchanges via the computer.
>>>
>>> I am ordering a parallel port CW interface from N3FJP, which hopefully
>>> will
>>> get to me in time for the contest.
>>>
>>> I understand the basics of setting up the function keys for the various
>>> cW
>>> exchanges, but need to know what characters you use to prompt the
>>> computer
>>> to reply to the call you have just logged, and to end a given
>>> transmission
>>> sequence.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a list of those wild card characters or computer
>>> prompts?
>>>
>>> If so, please send them to me, or tell me where to find them in Scott's
>>> logging software.
>>>
>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>