[Elecraft] serial to USB

[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

The biggest problem I've seen lately is there were counterfeit Prolific
chips found and the latest drivers from Prolific disable the counterfeit
chips (for good reasons). They both work OK if you have the proper
drivers.

On Sat, 11 Feb 2012, roncasa wrote:

> It really begs the question for some us who do not understand or are not
> computer geeks:
>
> what IS the difference between FTDI and Prolific.
>
> We understand each one behaving (responding) differently with software
> to radio control, and that some don't work at all, I do not understand
> what makes one preferred over the other (such as elecraft serial/usb
> adaptor cable)
> Prolific also works with most stuff too.
> For example, are they "platform" related? (micr0$oft)
> Is this akin to "ordinary" DVD player as opposed to a "blue ray" player
> that can play "both"??

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