I use parallel to program PIC's and serial to talk to them ;->
I do lots of odd stuff though so i still use serial for things

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[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Shawn Wilton
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Subject: Re: ] Alternate serial port?


Not really.  Serial is used for the most part, NEVER.  Parallel is still
the major method for printer hook up though.  Seriously, if you didn't
program pics, what would you use your serial port for?

Jake Anderson wrote:
> USB to serial port adapters retail for around $50 or so i think
> most computer stores seem to have them
>
> its odd to have a prallell and no serial
>
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>
> I've got one of these new-fangled laptops that are too good for things
like
> floppy drives and serial ports.  Not realizing it was my only PC with a
> functioning serial port, I shipped my desktop home from school a few weeks
> early, so now I've got a PIC dumping RS-232 level debugging info and no
way
> to read it.  Is there any way I could easily get this in through a
different
> port on my laptop?  The only input ports on my laptop are usb, parallel
port
> and sound card.
>
> Hopefully I'm not just SOL!
>
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