On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 21:18 +0000, peter green wrote: > > From a software perspective the FTDI based ones are very "transparent", > > aside from the "high" COM number. > presumablly you can edit this down in device manager provided you have a free slot for it True, but I don't see how having to do that would "conceal" the fact that it's really a USB device. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist