yes it is dissapearing, my new lappy didnt have one. but I cant complain. I
didnt buy it :D
but yes 90% of the new laptop machines you can find are sans rs232 in favour
of an extra couple of usb ports. which dont make sense as the laptop
struggles to provide the full current needed and they're all limited current
nowadays compared to a desktop machine and the spec :(
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From: "Ronald Wayne" <AppleTO_at_gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: Yahoo! News Story - Floppy Disk Becoming Relic of the Past
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> Now if you were to say that the serial port is disappearing ... well
>> > then I would be concerned.
>>
>> Be converned.
>> Be very concerned.
>> RS232 serial is disappearing rapidly, usually replaced by USB.
>
> So I've heard. :(
>
>
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