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Subject: [WriteLog] USB versus Serial Ports
From: nz3o@arrl.net (ARS NZ3O (Byron) FM29fx)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:29:33 -0400
On my Win98SE machine, I never got stability out of
the USB/Serial adapter at start up, so I have left it idle
for the last year and use high-speed PCI/Serial cards.
Those have never been a problem.  GL.

73, Byron

At 08:04 PM 8/21/2001 -0400, IRWIN C DARACK wrote:
>Everyone,
>
>There seems to be a lot of debate over which version of Windows to use. I am
>thinking about updating my old 133 Mhz (home brew) shack machine with
>something a little more modern. Since I have an original copy of Win98SE
>there is no problem here. The question I have is around the use of USB
>versus serial ports. One of my wishes is for a machine that will give me
>three serial ports. One for Radio control, one for Tnc and the other to key
>a Rtty/psk31 transmit (Rigblaster?). What is everyone's experience using USB
>ports with Serial adapters.
>
>Thanks, Irwin KD3TB


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