[amsat-bb] Re: Computer hardware

[Tim Tapio]

I like my Keyspan USB - 4 serial port.

Tim T.  K4SHF


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From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Alex Perez
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 3:30 PM
To: Floyd Rodgers
Cc: AMSAT -BB; WB2LLP; kq6ea at pacbell.net
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Computer hardware

Actually, PCMCIA is going the way of the dodo as well, but most midrange or
higher laptops these days have an ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54. For
those who are US-based, Buy.com has a card for
$35.33 shipped:

 
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=207595865&listingid=26718634&dcaid
=17902


On Oct 3, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Floyd Rodgers wrote:

> There is another way...
> Look for PCMIA serial cards for laptops. Most laptops still have them 
> and it is possible to get more than 2 real serial ports doing this 
> method.
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