# serial to USB?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/serial-to-usb/35348
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [September 14, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/serial-to-usb/35348 "2007-09-14T05:33:23Z")
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### Author: ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/serial-to-usb/35348/1 "2007-09-14T05:33:23Z")

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I want to connect an old spaceball(serial only) to a newer machine that doesn’t have a serial port. Has anyone done this? I’d have to use a serial driver for it obviously.

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### Author: ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/serial-to-usb/35348/2 "2007-09-14T05:41:54Z")

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I use a Keyspan serial to USB adaptor for the connection between my laptop and pcm tuner. Works good, no complaints.

[http://www.keyspan.com/products/homepage.2.productList.Serial.spml](http://www.keyspan.com/products/homepage.2.productList.Serial.spml)

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### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/serial-to-usb/35348/3 "2007-09-14T05:43:22Z")

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[http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category\_slc.asp?CatId=464](http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=464)

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### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2007, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/serial-to-usb/35348/4 "2007-09-14T05:46:19Z")

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I have never had problems I use USB -\> Serial to program router/switches.

I have heard some tuning software has a hard time with these though.