[Jethomson] worked out a way to use a Nokia USB cable at a USB to Serial cable. He was able to pick up one of these cables for less than $3 delivered. A little probing worked out which conductors ...

Also known as an RS-232 port, serial ports provide very slow speeds and have been superseded by USB on desktop computers. USB-to-serial adapters are available for old peripherals. DB (D-Sub ...

The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things ... or CDC chips, creating a USB serial port for each attached computer. The TX and RX lines are cross-connected to allow communication ...

Mice required a PS/2 connector or a serial port. The situation for the keyboard ... Our laptop is currently plugged on one end to a USB-C power delivery cable, while the other one is hooked ...