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Re: Okay, now how do I get them talking?
- Subject: Re: Okay, now how do I get them talking?
- From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)
- Date: 21 Nov 2002 20:17:10 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
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Laine Houghton asked:
>> Hello. Is a USB to serial port adapter and a null modem cable a
>> possibility?
>> Jason Whorton
>
> I'm actually curious about that myself for a different reason. I've
>downloaded the USB 1.1 specs to see if it might be technically possible to
>use the serial port to program those USB key flash devices. Not a high
>priority just a curiosity.
Not easily. The USB connection is more like a network than a bus.
It requires a microcontroller to implement protocols and buffering.
The days of simple "bit-bangable" wires coming out of computers
are drawing to a close. ;-(
-michael
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