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[Ben Sgro]

Hello,

I have a PCMCIA rs232 for my t61 and it works great.

When using a USB->rs232 under windows, running ubuntu in a VM, I notice 
really low throughput or just tons of lag.
Not sure why, but the performance is abysmal.

- Ben

Jerry B. Altzman wrote:
> on 2008-08-09 12:28 inforequest said the following:
>> I need a serial port often...its still used quite a bit for null 
>> modem connections. I don't expect a 9 pin on my new notebook, but I 
>> wouldn't regret one
>
> USB->serial connectors are cheap, plentiful, and work like a charm in 
> Windows and Linux.
>
> //jbaltz