[Ham-Computers] Serial Cards

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Don,

I don't know the answer to your question (didn't actually know that there had 
ever been a difference between PCI slots) but is the computer New New, or 
just new to you?  Reason I ask is that the last several system boards we've had 
here (since say '97 anyway) all had/have at least one parallel and two serial 
ports integrated into the system board, so they don't take up a slot.  Some 
have the 9 or 25 pin connectors mounted on the edge of the board and some have 
had the ports come to a DIP header, and were supplied with a cable or cables 
with DIP connector on one end and serial connector in the metal angle bracket on 
the other.

In a message dated 4/17/2005 3:30:47 PM Central Daylight Time, 
wxfreqrs at cableone.net writes: 
> got a new computer and it had NO SERIAL cards installed
> I have 2 in old computer
> new computer slots are PCI
> and say not to use 3.5 volt cards in slots
> how does on determine the voltage on a serial card

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