Yeah, but that's a true rarity.

Jonathan Johnson wrote:

>How about plugging into industrial control equipment and security equipment
>to program it, fault finding, commisioning or calibrating?
>
>I do nearly every day....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pic microcontroller discussion list
>[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Shawn Wilton
>Sent: Thursday, 15 April 2004 3:33 PM
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>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
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: pic microcontroller discussion list
>>[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert B.
>>Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:18 PM
>>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>Subject: [EE:] Alternate serial port?
>>
>>
>>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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