[rescue] Parallel ports [was Re: Slightly OT: ?Bad Cap Saga]

[nate at portents.com]

> A serial card may be an option... kinda forgot those even existed, the
> last one I saw was ISA and it went in my 486 :)

Newegg stocks 70 different serial PCI cards:

<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=73&PropertyCodeValue=1871%3A12434>

And they stock 14 different serial PCIe cards:

<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=73&PropertyCodeValue=1871%3A17618>

And for you parallel-lovers out there, 22 parallel PCI:

<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=73&PropertyCodeValue=1871%3A12435>

6 parallel PCIe:

<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=73&PropertyCodeValue=1871%3A25705>

- Nate