Your friend is mistaken. This serial port he is talking about is called "CGA" and closely resembles a serial port. However it still requires a graphics card and a monitor! You can convert a CGA signal ...

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While DSLR prices are dropping, the prices for accessories are not, so the folks over at Make have come up with a way to make a cable release and serial-port cable out of electronics you might already ...

You might have a nine-pin port on the back of your TV, known as an RS-232 serial port, or sometimes just a serial port. This same type of port is commonly used to connect a computer to a printer, but ...

Your TV's RS-232 port is a powerful automation tool - how to unlock it (and what it can do) ...

What is a serial port? Serial ports are generally built into the motherboard. This is why the connectors behind the casing that are connected to the motherboard by a wire cable can be used to connect ...

In the olden days, plugging something into your computer—a mouse, a printer, a hard drive—required a zoo of cables. Maybe you needed a PS/2 connector or a serial port, the Apple Desktop Bus, or a DIN ...