I understand the desirability of the USB adaptor approach but I went through
no less than 6 USB/serial adaptors and cables before giving up and
installing a serial card. It worked straight off.

Bill Daniels

wrote in message
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On the subject of needing a serial port for many of the older flight
loggers and computers. You have 2 options. You can buy a serial port
PCMCIA card and install it in your computer or it is much more
conveniently to purchase a USB serial port adapter. The second option
allows you to use that USB device on any computer. The serial USB port
adapter looks like a small memory stick and costs less than $20. One
caveat though is that the computer assigns a com port number to the
USB device. My computer assigned it to com port 3. Usually the com
port number is 1. That's easy to change. I now can communicate with my
old CAI LNAV loggers using a modern laptop with the latest MSN
operating system
Dave

Chris wrote:

Since most new laptops do not include a serial port I plan to add a
serial port adapter pcmcia card. [to be capatible with my
Volkslogger, and Garmin as well as other peoples serial port stuff]