Re: [computer-go] GMP and laptops

[dave.denholm@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Michael Reiss <mick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> Contest organizers take note:
>
> I have just been investigating purchasing a new laptop to take to the 
> Gifu contest and was horrified to see that it is now getting extremely hard to 
> find one with a serial port! I can see this is going to cause big problems 
> with anyone wanting to use the GMP in future.
>
> Does anyone know any laptop manufacturers that include serial ports on
> their latest models?.. I was hoping to get an Athlon64 machine.
>

You can buy USB serial ports (ie a cable with a USB plug at one end
and a serial port connector at the other - the hardware lives inside
the serial connector.

second hit from a google for  usb serial cable  gives

 http://www.usbgear.com/item_288.html

for example


dd
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Dave Denholm              <ddenholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>       http://www.esmertec.com
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