[Info-vax] OT: USB serial adapter on MacOS X 10.6.1

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Paul.Raulerson wrote:
> Yep, so long as the driver supports it. I have had very good luck with these
> particular USB -> Serial cables. 
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BF106C/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
> 
> They have the advantage of not being expensive too. 
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of JF Mezei
> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:26 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] OT: USB serial adapter on MacOS X 10.6.1
> 
> VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> 
>> Keyspan USA-19H
> 
> I was thinking about this. One of the remaining uses for my VAX is
> support of serial ports. Is it possble to use 2 of the 4 port USB to
> serial adapters to get 8 serial ports on a Mac ?
> 
> Do you know if it supports 600 baud ?

600 baud?  I'm not sure that ANYTHING supports 600 baud.  300, 1200, 
2400, 4800??, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 56K etc. were, and probably still are, 
supported.  The only thing that 300, 600, or 1200 baud are good for 
these days is to allow you to read it on your monitor as it comes in.
For 1200 baud you have to be a fast reader!

I still have an an RS232 modem but I don't recall using it for anything 
since I got broadband cable seven or eight years ago.