Nah, not a salesman.  In fact, they're removing them so they can shrink
the sizes of the machines coming out.  Costs is only a single factor.
Size however is a major factor.


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Russell McMahon wrote:
>>>>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?
>
>
>>>Of the top of my head: Cell phone contact managers, PDA connectivity,
>
> GPS,
>
>>>terminal emulation, remote debugging, external modem
>
>
>>Most of that uses USB anymore.  PDA, phone, etc.  Few people have GPS's
>>and the same goes for modems and especially remote debugging.  Hence the
>>vanishing serial port.
>>But you all get the point.
>
>
> And who are you a salesman / marketingman for ? :-)
>
> Serial ports vanish because sellers would rather not have to make machines
> with them on. If new machines came with at least one serial port nobody is
> going to complain, and it allows you to use still quite new equipment. The
> ready availability of USB to serial converters suggests that their lack is
> due more to marketing and cost saving than to lack of need.
>
>         RM
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