At 1:23 PM -0600 2003.01.17, 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. I keep a PowerBook 1400 around for that. You might look into a used PowerBook at a low cost as an option for this task. -- Regards, Steve (is tv wake zone?)