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Re: OT: Notebooks /w a serial port?

  • From: joe mcguckin
  • Date: Fri Mar 21 21:28:13 2003 
On 3/21/03 1:46 PM, "Drew Weaver" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
> have port replicators, but that can be a pain when you need to serial into a
> router or some other device. What do you guys use?
> 
> -Drew
> 

Buy a MAC Powerbook. I just purchased a 12" PB as a backup to my 15" TiBook
and for folks around the office to use for field use. With a USB serial
adaptor and Zterm (shareware terminal emulator) it works great.