Specification	Description
Model	26-949
Accessory Indicator	Yes
Available for Store Pickup Spec Name: rshStandard	Yes
Benefits	Adapts serial peripherals such as some digital cameras, modems and PDAs to your computer's USB portGold-plated connectors reduce inte
Cable Compliant Standards	USB, RS232
Cable Length	4-6 ft.
Cable Type	Adapter
Capacity UOM	mAh
Color	Black
Country Of Origin	China
Description Header	New life for your DB9 serial peripherals.
Display Catalog Number	26-949
Enclosure Color	Black
Included in the Box	6-ft. USB to serial cableSoftware CD
Inputs	1 x USB(USB), 1 x DB-9(RS232 Serial)
Interface Supported	USB 2.0, RS232
Left Connector(s)	USB
Manufacturer Labor Warranty	90
Manufacturer Parts Warranty	90
MAP Price	0.0
Model	26-949
New Date	Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 CDT 2008
Operating Temperature UOM	° F
Outputs	1 x USB(USB), 1 x DB-9(RS232 Serial)
Product Dimensions UOM	feet
Product Length	6
Product Type	Adapter
Required to function	Compatible with Windows Vista™, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows 98SE
Right Connector(s)	DB-9 Serial
Supported Languages	English
Technology Features	Plug-n-play and hot swap functions

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★★★★★

5.0

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"I bought one three years ago, and it has worked flawlessly for me on Gateway, Dell and HP laptops running Windows XP and Vista. It has connected to my Palm, other computers, and numerous Cisco, Nortel, and Bay Network routers. I use it reguarly for my network consulting business. I had tried ones from other retailers and was not satisfied. Either they did not work or were unrelieable. This one worked from the..." Read Full Review »

Sep 30, 2008 by CountryComputers

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1.0

Not the greatest...

"Bought this to connect my car's ECU to my laptop. I have a laptop with a built-in serial port and the car works with it. However, on my laptop without a serial port, with the car connected through this cable, it will not work at all. After monkeying with it for hours, I eventually got it to read values from my car's ECU, but they were way off. RPM's were reading between 9,000 and 9,999 when at idle. That is..." Read Full Review »

Jun 04, 2009 by Jason "Mr. 3000GT"

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★☆☆☆☆

1.0

"USB to serial converter - did not work to connect laptop running VISTA to a "STAMP" microprocessor board also sold by Radio Shack. Did work when I connected to my computer at work running XP or Windows 2000. "

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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★☆☆☆☆

1.0

"Bought this to connect my car's ECU to my laptop. I have a laptop with a built-in serial port and the car works with it. However, on my laptop without a serial port, with the car connected through this cable, it will not work at all.

After monkeying with it for hours, I eventually got it to rea …" Read Full Review »

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★★★★☆

4.0

"Bought this for my laptop and am surprised how well it worked. I have 2 adapters I used with XP, most things worked with one adapter and not the other. I recently installed Windows 7 64 bit and neither adapter had updated drivers. I tried this adapter and the OS properly detected it. I successfully …" Read Full Review »

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4.0

"I am using the Gigaware 26-949 6' Serial to USB cable to connect Garmin GPS units (GPS 152 and ForeTrex 101) to Windows Vista, SP-1. This to run Updater (updates GPS unit firmware) and EasyGPS (Trip and waypoint manager). The Vista driver supplied via CD with the cable and available via download f …" Read Full Review »

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