-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 16 August 2004 07:11, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Yes, they are dropping it; I don't know how many manufacturers, but it is more difficult to find one with serial port, at least at my part of the world. It makes sense for office use, but is is a pain for field service: there are many devices out there that come with a serial port for maintenance, from routers to PLCs (programmable logic devices).
It does make sense for office/home use, but as you say if you are a field tech it could be an issue. I expect though that at least some manufacturers (IBM comes to mind) will still have models available with serial/parallel, or at least they will make it an option or some sort. PCMCIA serial ports anyone? :-)
-- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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