[Coco] [coco] USB to RS232 adapter

[Mathew Boytim]

Hi George,

You want one that uses the FTDI chip.  Avoid the ones that use the Prolific chip.  The Prolific driver seemed okay with Windows XP but with Windows 7 I get BSOD after not long and I just can't use anymore.  The FTDI driver has been no problem.  The super cheap ones from China tend to use the Prolific chip (PL203 driver I think).

I don't know a particular one to suggest that uses the FTDI chip but including 'ftdi' in an ebay search seems to find some.  The ones I use are logic level not rs232 level (don't have the logic to rs232 level translators) so you wouldn't want waht I use.

Matt

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On Mon, 7/6/15, George Ramsower <georgera at gvtc.com> wrote:

 Subject: [Coco] [coco] USB to RS232 adapter
 To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
 Date: Monday, July 6, 2015, 1:20 AM
 
   I'm working on connecting my
 coco to this PC and I've read that some 
 of these adapters are better than others.
   Does anyone have some suggestion/experience with
 these things and what 
 works best?
 
 George R
 
 
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