>   Does anyone know of the existence of a fairly cheap Linux-compatible
> USB-to-RS232 converter?

FT232? Note that the chip is made by a UK company! I sell a board
(USB-1) that you could interface directly to the UART pins of the PIC in
the Wisp628, after removing the MAX232.

Mental note: I realy must make an FT232-based USB-Wisp628!

Wouter van Ooijen

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