I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:13:31 GMT, "N1RSP" wrote:

I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.


Why not just get an older laptop running Windows 98 or Me for your ham
programs. That's what I did. Got an old Sony laptop that works
great. I only use it in the Jeep with GPS programs or programming the
Kenwood D700A. If I am at home I just use the home computer. My
regular laptop doesn't have a serial port either, and I gave up trying
to use a USB to Serial adapter.

Dick

Do you have to have a serial port on the laptop? Many newer
laptops/notebooks no longer supply a serial port. One solution you may
consider if you get stuck is a USB to serial converter. There are so
many of them out there. A few of them are junk. One that I have found
to work is the Belkin F5U109. I am even able to get it to work with
MS-DOS applications that run in a window in WinXP. The drivers allow
you to select a different COM port in the setup.

Mike McWhinney

On 15 Dec 2005 09:33:19 -0800, "eljainc"
wrote:

Do you have to have a serial port on the laptop? Many newer
laptops/notebooks no longer supply a serial port. One solution you may
consider if you get stuck is a USB to serial converter. There are so
many of them out there. A few of them are junk. One that I have found
to work is the Belkin F5U109. I am even able to get it to work with
MS-DOS applications that run in a window in WinXP. The drivers allow
you to select a different COM port in the setup.

Mike McWhinney

I couldn't even get the Belkin to work with my HP. That's when I gave
up and got an old laptop with a serial port.

Dick

Hello N1RSP (George)

Here I run Converter USB 232: USB - Serial (Driver & Manual). Tested to
comply with FCC Standards for home or office use. Model No. U232-P9.
It works very well with XP 4 and AEA 2232 interfaced with Yaesu FT-990.

Good luck, VE2GAG

--
Lambert Tellier M.D.


"N1RSP" wrote in message
news:vKfof.3743$pF.832@trndny08...
I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows
XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know
what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

The problem with usb to serial converter is that it runs way to slow on most
programs I use.I have the Belkin USB to Serial als another one and just to
slow.Direct to serial port is many times faster.
"N1RSP" wrote in message
news:vKfof.3743$pF.832@trndny08...
I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

In article C6nof.4177$Bj4.3661@trndny01, "N1RSP" says:

The problem with usb to serial converter is that it runs way too slow on most
programs I use.

Interesting, 'cause I use my USB-enabled serial port to download data into
flash onto my clients' boards at 115.2K at full speed and with negligible
CPU usage. Maybe it's a settings problem? What does "too slow" mean exactly?

-Kenny

--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles
H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (310) 391-1898

I use a friend laptop which is a 1.2 gig cpu and has serial port and it
takes just 4 to 5 minutes to upload a program.and on the other hand mine is
2.4 with a usb to serial with same program and it takes me 20 minutes to
upload same program to same item.
"Kenneth Crudup" wrote in message
...
In article C6nof.4177$Bj4.3661@trndny01, "N1RSP"
says:

The problem with usb to serial converter is that it runs way too slow on
most
programs I use.

Interesting, 'cause I use my USB-enabled serial port to download data into
flash onto my clients' boards at 115.2K at full speed and with negligible
CPU usage. Maybe it's a settings problem? What does "too slow" mean
exactly?

-Kenny

--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles
H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (310) 391-1898

In article vKfof.3743$pF.832@trndny08, says...

I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

Dell Latitude C6xx series. I have a C640 myself. Great machine!

Happy hunting.



--
Dr. Anton T. Squeegee, Director, Dutch Surrealist Plumbing Institute.
(Known to some as Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR,
kyrrin (a/t) bluefeathertech[d=o=t]calm -- www.bluefeathertech.com
"If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped
with surreal ports?"

"N1RSP" wrote in message
I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.
alot of the dell laptops still have serial ports on themm.. I know the D610
does.

Adair