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Subject: Re: USB for PC to PC matchs?

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 09:34:09 11/01/04

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On November 01, 2004 at 05:39:41, Tony Werten wrote:

>>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.

One issue I have with those convertors is that they aren't very strict on the
timing (logical consequence of USB being packet based I guess).

This breaks some devices - don't know if its true for auto232.

--
GCP



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