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Q: A laptop PC with two (2) native 9-pin (DB9) serial ports (COM 1, COM2) ? ( No Answer,   3 Comments )
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Subject: A laptop PC with two (2) native 9-pin (DB9) serial ports (COM 1, COM2) ?
Category: Computers > Hardware
Asked by: csunwc-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 03 Apr 2006 12:38 PDT
Expires: 27 Apr 2006 00:42 PDT
Question ID: 715023
Is there any laptop PC with two (2) native 9-pin (DB9) serial ports (COM 1, COM2)?

By native, I mean NO PCMCIA serial cards, NO
serial-port-on-docking-station solution.
Just simply 2 serials port on the back of a laptop PC.
The 2 serial ports need to be accessible from DOS and WIN98 programs.

The same question was posted here in May 2002 (Question ID: 18890) but
no good answer was given.
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Subject: Re: A laptop PC with two (2) native 9-pin (DB9) serial ports (COM 1, COM2) ?
From: irlandes-ga on 03 Apr 2006 21:13 PDT
 
I certainly can't help you with a laptop, if you really need a
portable machine.  That does not sound too hard with a desktop that
can have boards added.
Subject: Re: A laptop PC with two (2) native 9-pin (DB9) serial ports (COM 1, COM2) ?
From: probonopublico-ga on 03 Apr 2006 22:48 PDT
 
I've never seen or heard of one and, with the advent of USB, the
possibility seems less likely by the day.
Subject: Re: A laptop PC with two (2) native 9-pin (DB9) serial ports (COM 1, COM2) ?
From: michaelhood-ga on 09 Apr 2006 03:23 PDT
 
There are some sites online where you can get custom built laptops..
pick a motherboard, etc and they ship it to you. The cases are usually
ugly, and the keyboards not so great, so they're not very popular. But
for what I assume you're using it for, it'd be perfect.

Perhaps consider this?

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