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    Re: Help!! no serial port in new laptop pc!!!!!!!!!!! —Eric Kingsley
   (...) There are external Serial ports that you can buy and plug into your USB ports. I would think that might be the easiest way to go. Eric Kingsley (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
   
        Re: Help!! no serial port in new laptop pc!!!!!!!!!!! —Rob Hendrix
   Lego Mindstorms told me that USB to Serial converters have not functioned properly. The actual conversation went as, "they (the convertors) don't send correct information to the brick through the IR tower. There are no work arounds." I have been (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
   
        Re: Help!! no serial port in new laptop pc!!!!!!!!!!! —Rob Hendrix
   What about using my laptop's own infrared device (it has one).....???????? - Rob (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
   
        Re: Help!! no serial port in new laptop pc!!!!!!!!!!! —Phil Ashby
   In theory - this could work. The Linux IR project folks have had success with using laptop IR ports as remote control devices, but the range is short, and the viewing angle rather limited too.. I've toyed with this myself, and written some code (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 

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