Great news!
On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 4:49 PM Joe Giliberti via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Okay, it's working the ugreen one. I did a stupid and dropped the > RXTXComm file in the wrong place. > Well, since all sales are final at Radioshack these days, I've got an > extra cable... > > Thanks again. If I didn't look into the things suggested, I probably > wouldn't have found my screw-up! > > Joe Giliberti > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Adrian Graham > <wit...@binarydinosaurs.co.uk> wrote: > > On 11/03/2017 21:52, "Joe Giliberti via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > >> The cable is branded "Ugreen." I've had difficulties with USB to RS232 > >> adapters in the past, which is why I bought it from the ADTPro > >> website. I figured that it would be more likely to work straight away. > > > > I've had difficulties with everything I've used from ugreen, the latest > > being an HDMI-DVA adapter which just didn't work 100%. Trouble is with > some > > of these ebay buys you don't know who made it until it lands on your mat. > > > >> On a venture to the grocery store today, I stopped in at a Radioshack > >> which was having a liquidation sale. I bought their "Gigaware" USB to > >> serial cable for a decent discount at $20. As I understand it, this > >> one uses a Prolific chipset which can occasionally be troublesome.. > >> Thankfully, there appear to be drivers for it specifically for Windows > >> 7. > > > > Prolific! That's the chipset name I was trying to remember earlier. Seems > > that most ADTPro folks have more success with that one than the others. > > > > -- > > Adrian/Witchy > > Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator > > Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer > > collection? > > > > >
