Also most server-class boards still come with onboard serial ports (I deal with a lot of Supermicro hardware at work and they still have at least 1 serial port). Even if you don't want to spend the money on a new board, surplus equipment is always available. On 12/12/2012 10:26 AM, John G. Heim wrote: > I always buy Asus mobos and they always have a serial header. The adapter > you need is available from cables2go for about $10. My department always > buys from Dell and they always come with the serial port DB9 port on the > back. So for me, it hasn't been a problem using my serial hardware synth. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Speakup [mailto:speakup-bounces at linux-speakup.org] On Behalf Of > acollins at icsmail.net > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:26 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Are the days of hardware synths and speaking from boot > numbered? > > Well, they may be, but not quite yet. As John Covici pointed out, you can > get cables and brackets to extend the serial headers on your mother board, > if it has them. > > On the other hand, if you have an old isa card, and are in the market to buy > a new computer, there are still companiesout there that make computers with > both isa and pci slots, you just have to look for them. > One that I found while doing a search is Nixsys Open Systems. Their web > site is nixsys.com, where you will find a link for isa slot computers. > They come in both short tower and rack mount configurations. Hope this > helps. > > Gene > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
