"Doug" wrote in message
om...
:I have a King KLN90B and update it with update software from King and
: a database from King. My old laptop broke (it fell off the table and
: broke the power connection on the inside board, I still have it if
: anyone knows how to fix it).
: Anyway, I bought a new Toshiba P35 laptop. No RS232 port. No problem,
: I thought. Just buy a USB to RS232 adaptor. But the Radio Shack
: adapter I bought had software on floppy! Grrr!
:
: Anyone know of a USB to RS232 adaptor that comes with CDROM software
: or some other solution (PCMCIA port card?) for a laptop that doesn't
: have an RS232 port or a floppy drive?

1) the power connector can be soldered back on to the board. Or you can get
another connector (jack) from a very good electronics store (larger cities
have one or two that supply industry).

2) Belkin makes all sorts of adapters. They have a good USB to serial. I
think that Best Buy carries them (http://www.belkin.com)

3) PCMCIA serial cards can be had from Socket Communications in 1, 2, or 4
port versions. Starting at $80 for a single port.