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Old May 31st, 2008, 06:59 PM
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turbo-link update with serial cable

well now that everybody is back from the nationals,somebody should be able to answer me this simple question...i have the new turbo-link update that i have installed on a dell laptop(2yrs old),xp,2gigs ram,no serial port so i need a cable for this..can i just install drivers for a generic cable or does it have to be a specific cable? i've tried 2 cables so far and they don't work.thanks paul....
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good luck

I have a cable from RadioShack that works on my XP machine but not a Vista machine.
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serial cable

thanks,you wouldn't happen to know what make of cable this is would you?..
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Radio shack brand as far as I can tell.
RadioShack.com - Computers: Accessories: Cables, filters & adapters: 6 Ft. (1.8m) USB-to-Serial Port Cable
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