Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.tele2net.at!news.panservice.it!feed.xsnews.nl!border01.ams.xsnews.nl!feeder03.ams.xsnews.nl!nf10.xennanews.com!not-for-mail From: "A.D. Fundum" Message-ID: Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer.misc Subject: Re: Debugging presentation driver References: User-Agent: ProNews/2 V1.60.cp125 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@xennanews.com Organization: Xennanews Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:30:05 +0200 Lines: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.53.88.202 (84.53.88.202) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:30:05 +0200 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.os2.programmer.misc:1240 > I think one needs _two_ systems with serial ports. So do I, in a way it's a lifeline. > I wonder if a USB-to-serial adapter would work? In general a possible advantage of a port replicator is that it provides (extra ports and/or) more legacy ports, like a parallel port, compared to a single-purpose adapter, and it's more likely that it'll work as expected. A docking station (or IBM's Bases) can have extra advantages like an own built-in power adapter, a second (backup) drive or a slot for a PCI adapter. So in theory you can e.g. upgrade an USB 1.1 notebook to USB 3.0 by using the right adapter in a docking station. As such you already have a serial adapter inside your notebook, without connector on the outside. So the hardware hardly adds anything complicated to your configuration. Of course one has to check the specs of the device of a specific hardware manufacturer. A port replicator could also replicate the existing external ports you already have, without unlocking other existing internal ports. --