> Parallel port is getting rare. > In my experiance you don't see it on big brand consumer desktops but you do see it on whiteboxes and on big brand buisness desktops. > What is your thought on the legacy ports? very usefull > What is your > solution when you need them? > Get a machine with them on the motherboard. The last PCI serial card I tried didn't want to work with the hardware I tried it with (I dunno whether it was a faulty card or a design issue but either way it put me off). -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist