>>2 And why would I give a fuck?
Because everybody wants to hear about my consumer choices. I take for granted that you will all be delighted to hear about them on a daily basis. I'll bump this thread every day! Stay tuned!
Enjoying a Serial port without using a PCI slot was really worth the $0.20. The cable is long enough for my weird motherboard layout (the IDC 10 connector is to be found next to the RAM slots). I will probably mod my case to have the Serial port on the front panel.
Because, lol, I'm such a nerd!