From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.198.39]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CzQFm-00015s-00 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:09:54 -0500 Received: from [10.0.0.5] (pcp0010728972pcs.howard01.md.comcast.net[69.243.60.246]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005021102092301500durs9e>; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 02:09:23 +0000 Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:09:22 -0500 (EST) From: Garry Turkington X-X-Sender: garry@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <000d01c50fcb$16af1d80$0700a8c0@Galois> Message-ID: References: <000601c50f7a$1e609500$0700a8c0@Galois> <000d01c50fcb$16af1d80$0700a8c0@Galois> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: serial cable X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 02:09:55 -0000 Hi, I bought my serial switch at Maplins in the UK before I left there - it's sort of a Radio Shack but where one assistant at least is usually approaching competent. Google for manual serial switch or similar keywords and you should find some web retailer or another. Just avoid the remote terminal serial switches which are using similar terminology but probably cost thousands of times as much. That should make them easier to spot and give a wide berth to. Garry -- Garry Turkington garry.turkington@kycor.org.uk On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, Juan Hernandez wrote: > where didyou get yours? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garry Turkington" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:28 PM > Subject: Re: serial cable > > > > > > You can get a mechanical serial switch box. Plug the serial device into > > it and then connect the box to as many PCs as it has outputs. I use one > > of these to share my Dectalk Express amongst my machines. Also likely to > > need a few male-female serial converters depending on the kit. > > > > I replaced my old 2-way with a new 4-way about 6 months ago so they are > > still on sale. > > > > Regards, > > Garry > > > > -- > > Garry Turkington > > garry.turkington@kycor.org.uk > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >