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Posted by AlanG on 05/06/06 19:24
On 6 May 2006 16:7:17 +0000, "Angus Manwaring"
<angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On 06-May-06 14:19:34, AlanG said
>>On 5 May 2006 22:0:46 +0000, "Angus Manwaring"
>><angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>On 05-May-06 20:45:12, mo said
>>>>My sister has an old PC which can NOT hook up on the net. She uses CBBC a
>>>>lot when she is in my house to keep her son entertained. Stuff liek
>>>>Teletubbies etc... http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/
>>>
>>>>Is there any way we can save the entire Teletubbies section of the BBC site
>>>>(pitures,videos, interactivity) and then somehow load it all up on her PC
>>>>so she can use all the stuff without connecting to the net?
>>>
>>>How old is the pc? I'm surprised you say it can't connect to the internet.
>
>>a duff serial port will stop you on older PCs. You only have one for
>>mouse and one for comms.
>
>I didn't realise that. Is there no alternative way of installing a mouse,
>and can the serial port only be used for one thing or another?
>
Used to be able to get a PCI board with serial ports on it from
Maplins for about £20 IIRC. The other way is to put a USB card in if
the MB can take it.
The serial port failure happened to me a few years ago. One of the
UARTs failed. Gave the PC to someone who didn't have a phone or cable
connection so wasn't bothered about putting a modem in. He did put a
USB card in though so he put a mouse to that and used the serial port
for connecting his mobile phone.
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