[Ham-Computers] Re New Computers And Lack Of Ports

[Rolly (W7DGX) & Sandra Goodspeed]

Duane,

Many of the major brands have or are planning to go to all USB ports. Go to
a computer store that builds comuiters from scratch.

Thats what I did after a power surge ruined my old computer.

Various mother board manufactures still include the serial (RS-=232) and
parallel ports.

I am using windows XP home edition and print through the parallel port no
problem.

               Rolly  W7DGX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF " <dfischer at usol.com>
To: <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Re New Computers And Lack Of Ports


>
>
> Greetings All,
>
> As I ponder the practicality of replacing my primary computer system with
a
> modern one, I am faced with the issue of no serial and parallel ports,
just USB.
> I have a lot of hardware that will not work with USB.
>
> How far can I go beyond Windows 98 second Edition based systems before I
lose
> the serial and parallel ports?
>
> If it is a new XP Home Edition system I end up with, can I add the serial
and
> parallel ports? What about available card slots?
>
> I am getting the sense that I may end up using two systems to do the job
of the
> one I now have!
>
> Thanks for the ideas  you may have.
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> dfischer at usol.com
>
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