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Originally Posted by Uncle Bruce
I have legacy (GPS Charting) software that expects data to arrive on a COM RS232 serial port. Most new laptops have USB ports, not serial.
Is there a "driver" that will trick the legacy software into thinking that the data is arriving via a serial port?
The laptop in question is running XP Pro, SP2.
(If this question would fit better in another forum, please let me know)
Uncle Bruce
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Hi Uncle Bruce,
i am not so sure about a driver but check this item out?
http://www.usbgear.com/CA-232-1MB.html
you can look for a similar one over the internet USB to Serial (RS323) converter.