This won't happen. There's simply not enough people who needed to cripple the formfactor of the machine with one of those. It's like Floppy drives. Can you not telnet into a router via ethernet? Like you used to be able to do with the Ascend ISDN routers. On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 07:23 PM, PRC-2000 wrote: > I'd like to see Apple put a serial port back on the new PowerBooks (by > end > of 3rd quarter this year). That way I could hook directly up to my > routers, > switches etc. with the console cable. Right now, having to connect > with a > USB to serial adapter then the DIN8 to DB9 adapter to the console > cable is > really a joke. > > > > Eric. > > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your > Mac ISP > Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! > http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml