Re: RS232-USB conversion (was: Compiling FBB)

[Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:07:07 +0200
Miroslav Skoric <skoric@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> thinking that the computer still has COM1, COM2, etc, but I don't know 
> if such software works only in M$ world or/and in Linux too. (In the 
> other words, I would like to have a relatively modern machine, but to 
> avoid buying an expensive one that is still equipped with RS232.)

If you use a USB-to-serial adaptor, it will appear as something like /dev/ttyUSB0 in Linux.  In Windows it's a bit hit-or-miss.

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Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <gordonjcp@xxxxxxxx>
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