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Name: buz333
Date: September 1, 2005 at 06:35:16 Pacific
OS: 98se
CPU/Ram: 166 pentium mmx
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Is it possible to use an adapter cable, serial to usb on my old laptop.
Its a 166 mhz mmx pentium in a dell latitude xpi. The ads on ebay suggest 233mhz is the minimum. If not possible is there another way to connect usb?



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Response Number 1
Name: plainandsimple
Date: September 1, 2005 at 07:24:08 Pacific
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"serial to usb" do not exist

"usb to serial" do exist

If the BIOS has an entry for USB and the Latitiude supports PCMCIA CardBus 32bit then it may be feasible to use a USB CardBus Adaptor which has a mains/dc power supply.


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Response Number 2
Name: Kurt S
Date: September 1, 2005 at 08:02:41 Pacific
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"serial to usb" do not exist

I beg to differ

http://usbstuff.com/serial.html


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Response Number 3
Name: plainandsimple
Date: September 1, 2005 at 09:32:27 Pacific
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They all appear to say USB to Serial............


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Response Number 4
Name: plainandsimple
Date: September 1, 2005 at 09:34:00 Pacific
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The heading on the page is:

USB to Single and Multi-Port Serial Adapters and Serial Hubs


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Response Number 5
Name: Kurt S
Date: September 1, 2005 at 10:20:47 Pacific
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Look at the very first one. It has Multifunction Hub has One PS/2, One Serial, One Parallel Printer Ports with upstream USB to a USB connection.


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Response Number 6
Name: ham30
Date: September 1, 2005 at 12:04:13 Pacific
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Serial to USB would be as slow as a crippled turtle.


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Response Number 7
Name: plainandsimple
Date: September 1, 2005 at 13:35:07 Pacific
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YES! KURT but he needs serial to USB, serial to USB, serial to USB - NOT - USB to Single and Multi-Port Serial Adapters and Serial Hubs, USB to Single and Multi-Port Serial Adapters and Serial Hubs, USB to Single and Multi-Port Serial Adapters and Serial Hubs


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Response Number 8
Name: johns3
Date: September 1, 2005 at 13:39:57 Pacific
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Serial to USB does not exist.

Read the devices and ye will see.

First item on that page... dont just read the head lines. Go look at it.

It is a USB hub ... convering USB to serial/USB/parallel.


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Response Number 9
Name: buz333
Date: September 1, 2005 at 13:48:52 Pacific
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It seems most likely that PCMCIA CardBus is the way to go if my bios will support it.How do I find this out?


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Response Number 10
Name: Rimfire
Date: September 1, 2005 at 14:10:06 Pacific
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Now wasn't that fun!

Buz333, I think you have run into yrt another barrier. The only PCMCIA cards that provide USB seem to be 32 bit cards. A pentium 166 is very likely to have 16 bit slots. Check the specs on your computer at Dell's website before you buy.

We might be able to help you more (besides that rather humorous debate above) if you told us what you wanted to connect to.


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Response Number 11
Name: buz333
Date: September 1, 2005 at 14:46:34 Pacific
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I was hoping to attach my speedtouch modem, scanner and pda.All of which connect via usb.
I appreaciate all your efforts and didnt realize it was so complicated


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Response Number 12
Name: plainandsimple
Date: September 1, 2005 at 15:26:45 Pacific
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buz33. I do not think the responses were hilarious just tiring when try to help you. Anyway to be brutally honest I think you will find that you are trying to attach to much to the Laptop.

Speedtouch Modem are power hungry - buy an external modem/router £25.00

PDA - see if they have a Serial Convertor available for the unit, easier than the other way round.

Scanner - look for a Parallel Port Version


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