Re: Demise of the COM port?

From: Paul Burke (paul_at_scazon.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:33:10 +0000

Meindert Sprang wrote:

> What exactly is wrong with a simple, cheap serial port? It's only the
> fault of the current game-driven PC industry that serial ports become
> obsolete on mainstream PC's. I don't see any real technical reason why
> serial ports should disappear.

There's seldom any technical reason for these changes- one drawback of
the serial port, like the printer port and the ISA bus, is that it's TOO
easy. If they can sell you a whole new set of hardware AND software AND
peripherals, they'll be happier. OK, the ISA bus stank.

There could come a time when the PC is no longer the appropriate
development platform for engineers...

Paul Burke

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