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<blockquote data-quote="Geri O&amp;#039;Neil" data-source="post: 3289" data-attributes="member: 25">Sorry for the Mac newbie questions, but I&#039;m stuck on a particular area...We use a few processors that are controlled via RS232 serial port. And for all these processors, the control software is PC-only, no Mac version available. I&#039;ve bought and returned 3 Expresscard-to-serial port adapters. In each case, they were advertised as being Mac-compatible, but in each case, this was false. And it&#039;s hard to believe that I seem to be the first guy to point this out to the makers of those cards. Since I&#039;m using Parallels 7 with Win Vista, I tried to get Parallels/Windows to see the Expresscard and go through the &quot;install new hardware&quot; routine, but this never happened, either. I&#039;ve searched for a USB-to-serial solution, but again, I haven&#039;t seen one with Mac drivers. There IS one at Best Buy that &quot;claims&quot; to be, but I don&#039;t want to do the buy and return routine again.So I am at a crossroad. Should I consider a serial-to-LAN idea? Or has anyone else had success of any kind with this scenario?Otherwise, my Mac experience has gone pretty well. Thanx for any help...Geri O</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geri O'Neil, post: 3289, member: 25"] Sorry for the Mac newbie questions, but I'm stuck on a particular area... We use a few processors that are controlled via RS232 serial port. And for all these processors, the control software is PC-only, no Mac version available. I've bought and returned 3 Expresscard-to-serial port adapters. In each case, they were advertised as being Mac-compatible, but in each case, this was false. And it's hard to believe that I seem to be the first guy to point this out to the makers of those cards. Since I'm using Parallels 7 with Win Vista, I tried to get Parallels/Windows to see the Expresscard and go through the "install new hardware" routine, but this never happened, either. I've searched for a USB-to-serial solution, but again, I haven't seen one with Mac drivers. There IS one at Best Buy that "claims" to be, but I don't want to do the buy and return routine again. So I am at a crossroad. Should I consider a serial-to-LAN idea? Or has anyone else had success of any kind with this scenario? Otherwise, my Mac experience has gone pretty well. Thanx for any help... Geri O [/QUOTE]

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