Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Nick Slaven" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.beginners Subject: Re: Serial lead & COM ports Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:13:16 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 28 Message-ID: <73cck7$no88@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <3658B934.5D2C@manc.u-net.com> <36596E28.BD6C464A@parny.force9.co.uk> <36597F9E.8A5@manc.u-net.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mfs-pci-bqo-vty166.as.wcom.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 James Shaughnessy wrote in message <36597F9E.8A5@manc.u-net.com>... >10 notes is a price I'd pay for one, and there's a Maplin near me. >I seem to remember trying them though a while back to no avail. The >thing about Maplin is they know their stuff (compare to ... TANDY) >[Another Simpsons reference I'm afraid: Homer: "Right, let's try >looking where all the social misfits hang out!" Lisa: "OK, I'll >start with Radio Shack." ;-)] If they don't have jumpers, I have (sucessfully) hacked the tracks going to the edge connector to rewire (requires a bit of soldering) the IRQ onto something more reasonable, I'll dig out the pin assignments on the ISA bus if you need. Though my current solution to this problem is a computer with a PS2 mouse - got racked off with groveling under the table to swap the serial cables over! You could always go for one of those incredibly overpriced serial port switches, I think Maplin do them. Cheers Nick S