"Peter Larsen" wrote in message
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William Sommerwerck wrote:

If you're going to criticize Microsoft on this point, it should be
for its failure to allow serial devices * to work with USB ports.

New to me, I have had three serial somethings on USB-things on
cash register computers.

I apologize for my sloppy writing. I meant "provide a systematic solution".

When I upgraded to a new computer, I found that even the adapters from
reputable companies would not work. The result was that I had to replace three
serial devices with USB equivalents. (Yes, the adapters were correctly
installed.)

The //apparent// reason is that they only work with software that //directly//
addresses the serial port. Stick a driver in there, and all bets are off.