[geeks] USB > DB9 converter recomendation

[Joshua Boyd]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 12:31:00PM -0600, Brian Dunbar wrote:
> I need to purchase a few USB > DB9 converters - primary use will be to 
> allow my work group (20% of whom are now equipped with PowerBook G4s) 
> to connect to the serial/console port on our Sun servers.
> 
> Secondary use will be to flaunt how cool and groovy the PowerBook is 
> when we have to do trouble calls in the server room (grin).
> 
> Recommendations?

I am using several Hawking adapters ($20 at local computer shop) at once
on my linux machine at work, and they work well with the various things
I have tried hooking to them: GDB for remote debugging, serial consoles,
and RS485 (using a RS232<->RS485 adapter).