Connecting QY100 to Computer Via USB to Serial Adapter?
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Hello - I'm looking to use the QY100's Bulk Dump utility to save song data to my computer, which is an old Apple PowerBook G3 (running OS 9.2.2). Since this mac and the QY are of a similar vintage, it should be a good option ...
So I installed the QY 100 Data Filer software, and then added it as a setup within OMS (2.3.8). Also, when setting this up, I chose the 'Serial Port' option within the Data Filer's settings ...
However, shortly after this, I realized the computer doesn't have a serial port (or a printer port). Instead, it happens to be the first PowerBook they introduced with USB ports, and when adding those Apple removed the serial port.
So I found a USB to Serial adapter (Keyspan USA-28X) online that runs on OS 9.x, and am thinking this might do the trick. However, I'm not sure how OMS (and/or the Data Filer) will handle this scenario ...
Will the QY100 be recognized by the PowerBook via the 'Serial Port' setting even though I'm actually using a USB port on the Mac? to connect to the serial port on the QY100?
I'm hoping this will work, but am hesitant to purchase the USB to Serial adapter until I have a little more confidence in this solution!
Thanks for any advice, Jim
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