11 Sep
2011
11 Sep
'11
1:01 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of David Griffith
Sent: 11 September 2011 08:28
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: Choosing a USB RS232 converter
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Sorry, but I don't know, it suffices for my purposes which is just to
connect my PC to the console ports of my VAXen.
Regards
Rob
I have been using devices like this one quite
happily:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-9-Pin-Serial-RS-232-RS232-Adaptor-
Co
nverte
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/130477800614?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item1e611
53ca
6
At that price you can't really go wrong. I notice that there are some
around with a wire between the RS-232 connector and the USB plug, that
might be a good idea because on occasion I have unintentionally pulled
the cable and bent the device.
Something that concerns me is if the device properly supports hardware
flow control. Some don't, and a no-name device doesn't give me much to go
on.