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baz-r 6th October 2011 08:02 PM

old laptop with com port needed
 
im looking for an older laptop in working condition with com port
wifi would be a bonus

not looking to pay loads just need it for programming mainly doesent need to be pritty :rolleyes:
im happy to reinstall operating systems and get it going again if needed

Wgroove 6th October 2011 08:22 PM

You can also buy a RS232 to USB converter.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-RS...item4cf63526af

I've got one to program my Emerald, and my laptop has only got usb.

Regards,

Wim

Tilly819 6th October 2011 08:46 PM

up until last year Toshiba still made a range of laptops with rs232, if you are lucky you might be able to get one, we bought a couple at work just before they stopped making them

davidimurray 6th October 2011 08:55 PM

Have a look for HP NC6000 series laptops - a very popular business laptop that can be picked up cheaply and has RS232, USB and parallel ports and wifi on some models.

twinturbo 6th October 2011 08:56 PM

PM Me, I can sort you out with something cheap and not to gr8 but useable.

TT

baz-r 6th October 2011 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wgroove (Post 66099)
You can also buy a RS232 to USB converter.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-RS...item4cf63526af

I've got one to program my Emerald, and my laptop has only got usb.

Regards,

Wim

i have 3 of them not as stable as a real fixed com port also my laptop i have has win7 x64 and loads of programing software will not run in compatibilty mode as most are 16bit


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