DB (D-Sub) Connectors and COM Ports A serial port on a PC is a male 9-pin connector (DE-9 D-sub). Early PCs had two 9-pin connectors or one 9-pin and one 25-pin (DB-25). On a PC, serial ports are ...

Happily, [matze525] has come along with a solution for those of you with a need to drive an ancient PC with a serial mouse. He’s created a PS/2 to RS232 mouse converter, and it takes the form of ...

With the ability to be directly plugged into a RS-232 port, this adapter will certainly catch the eye of retrocomputer enthusiasts. With a clever arrangement of jumpers, you can even reconfigure ...