If it is indeed the 25 pin serial port, you can probably get an adapter at a local computer store. I'm sure they still have some around. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "W. Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:37 PM Subject: Re: INCOMPATIBLE SERIAL PORT AND DECTALK USB QUESTION It has to be male and either 9 or 25-pin. If he's feeling something 15-pin female, it's a video port. Nick On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:54:15 -0600 (CST), Adam Myrow wrote: I've never heard of a 15-pin serial port. I thought they were all either 9 or 25 pins. Are you sure that's a serial port? _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup