[ltp] Re: T43 and T43p entries on IBMs support page

[Kelvin KAN]

What about those USB-Serial or Parallel converters?  They are easily 
available for less than US$20 (and HP even bundles usb-serial with their 
notebooks).  They worked very smoothly & stably for me in my previous 
port-less notebook, but bundled with Windows drivers only.   Any body 
any ideas about if there are Linux drivers?

I still believe if IBM discarded the parallel port on T4n and Xnn, they 
could shrink the depth at least 1-cm shorter, and weight reduced a few 
tens of grams.

-
kelvin. 


André Wyrwa wrote:

>Hi,
>
>
>>Too bad the parallel port is still there.
>>I am curious, how many people are using this parallel port ?
>>It wastes precious space. I'd rather prefer a serial port and 2 extra USB
>>ports, or firewire.
>>And I have a lot of friend with thinkpads that feel the same. You cannot
>>attach a floppy anymore to that parallel port, so it can't be for
>>emergency reasons. And how many are using legacy printers ?
>>
>
>I think that parallel ports are still somewhat important to connect some
>industry devices like special robots, diagnostic devices and such. I
>think those usually have been built with parallel interface. So that
>might be a reason for IBM to keep the port.
>
>André.
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