[ale] Parallel & serial port cards?

[Bob Toxen]

'cause I want the tower to have that capability rather than conversion cables.

Thanks,
Bob

On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 02:54:18PM -0500, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
> Why not USB to serial or parallel?
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020, 9:32 PM Phil Turmel via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> > I've had good results with various StarTech products.  +1
> >
> > On 11/14/20 9:31 PM, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> > > Startech! That's the name.
> > >
> > > On November 14, 2020 9:12:38 PM EST, Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >     I have purchased multiport PCIe serial cards from StarTech in the
> > past
> > >     that work quite well under Debian.  They have a medusa cable to
> > convert
> > >     the large connector to four 9-pin D-subs.  The kernel picks them up
> > >     right away as 16950 UART fully hardware serial ports.  There are
> > also a
> > >     couple combination cards available.
> > >
> > >     All of the cards show Linux support.  I would recommend separate
> > cards
> > >     rather than a combo card if you have space.
> > >
> > >     4-port serial card (this is the one I've been buying for several
> > >     systems, one computer has three of them):
> > >     https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex4s952
> > >
> > >     One and Two port parallel SPP/EPP/ECP:
> > >     https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2pecp2
> > >     https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex1p
> > >
> > >     Combo cards:
> > >     https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2s1p553b
> > >     https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2s5531p
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >     On 2020-11-14 17:20, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> > >
> > >         It works with xp so it's really old school. That suggests a good
> > >         chance of some Linux happy. I can't recall if vantec is a new
> > >         name. Xilogic?? MC used to have line of internal cards from one
> > >         maker that always worked. It's been too long since I built a
> > >         desktop and I can't remember the vendor name.
> > >
> > >         On November 14, 2020 5:51:54 PM EST, Bob Toxen via Ale
> > >         <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >             Can anyone recommend a PCIe card providing a parallel port
> > >             and a serial
> > >             port that works with CentOS Linux, preferable that I can
> > >             mail order
> > >             from Microcenter?
> > >
> > >             Microcenter offers the following but no indication as to
> > >             whether it
> > >             works with Linux:
> > >
> > >             Vantec 2S1P PCIe Serial & Parallel Combo Host Card
> > >
> > >             I've tried several in the past but none worked with Linux.
> > >
> > >             Also, can someone recommend a 2-port ethernet PCIe board
> > >             that works
> > >             with
> > >             Linux, preferable that I can mail order from Microcenter.
> > >
> > >             Thanks to all!
> > >
> > >             Best regards,
> > >             Bob Toxen
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