[WriteLog] Motherboard COM1 works, RocketPort COM4 doesn't

[John E Bastin, K8AJS]

At 17:12 -0700 08/25/2001, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
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>Have people had luck with USB extenders that have COM ports on them?  I can
>do that, too.  I only have one motherboard COM port, though.

I'm running WriteLog under Virtual PC emulation software on a Macintosh PowerBook that has no serial ports. I'm using a Keyspan USB PDA adapter to give me one DB-9 serial (COM) port that I use to control my FT1000MP and to send CW. It works very well.

Hope this helps.

73,
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