Fire Ports have taken the name wire from the FireWire technology that is used to transfer data at amazing speeds from one electronic device to another. Fire wire ports are serial ports and have been in use since 1995. Apple Inc., were the first to include them in digital camcorders. These days it's common to ...
What Matters in an RS232, RS422, RS485 Or Fiber Optic Converter - serial Cables
Anyone dealing with serial and USB conversion issues knows that data signal conversion between different protocols can be tricky. Serial data communication originated many years before we came to expect the plug-and-play convenience of modern systems and interface standards. In the past, determining if a device was DTE (data terminal equipment) or DCE (data communication ...
The geek’s guide to Thunderbolt
When I started in computing, we had two main peripheral interface choices: RS-232 serial and Centronics parallel ports. Neither was fast. RS-232, which was the more generally useful of the pair, topped out in early days at 20 kilobits per second (kbps). that was then. this is now. Today, USB 3.0 can hit 625 MegaBytes ...
Startech Serial Extension Cable - serial Cables
Highlights for Startech Serial Extension Cable Marketing InformationExtend your workspace with StarTech.com's 6-ft. 9-pin Straight-through cable (male to female). Used as a serial mouse or EGA monitor extension, these cables feature DB9 Male, DB9 Female connectors. the StarTech.com 6-ft. 9-pin Straight-through cable is made of top-quality components, allowing us to apply the same lifetime warranty ...
Rugged PC Review.com: GETAC X500 rugged notebook computer - serial Cables

Getac X500Full-size, full-featured rugged notebook computer offers up-to-date technology, excellent connectivity, resistive multi-touch, and optional PCI/PCIe expansion (by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer) on June 15, 2011, Getac announced yet another addition to its growing lineup of rugged tablet, handheld and notebook computers. The new Getac X500 is a large, full-featured rugged laptop computer that combines the ...


