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Subject: Re: USB for PC to PC matchs?

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 02:39:41 11/01/04

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On October 31, 2004 at 14:25:52, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On October 31, 2004 at 12:30:33, Pallav Nawani wrote:
>
>>On October 30, 2004 at 15:57:18, Rafael Vasquez wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>
>>>Will be reach the 2005 with Quad 4000 communicating via serial ports?
>>>
>>>Hopefully they will disapear in less than 3 years.
>>>Actually, there are laptops which come without them.
>>>
>>>Is it possible to develop a protocol for chesscomputer programs
>>>using USB?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Rafael
>>
>>What's the point?
>>Chess engines send so little data that it does not matter.
>
>If the computer has no serial port then it won't be able to send even that
>little bit of data...

I have a USB to RS232 converter cable here (from HP). Works ok. Not much
difference between USB and RS232 from a programmers point of view. Just a
different port.

Tony

>
>--
>GCP



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