41.   Many owners of ultralight laptops have complained that to reduce the weight, the printer and especially the serial port were removed.

42.   Not only is its styling dated, but it also connects to computers only through a serial port.

43.   On the PC, it connects via serial port, and an optional USB kits allows it to hook up to USB-equipped Macs.

44.   One end of the cable plugs into the serial port of the laptop or desktop.

45.   Serial ports accommodate the mouse and external modem.

46.   Some hubs also have their own serial ports or printer ports, allowing you to connect older modems and printers to the high-performance USB system.

47.   That information can be uploaded into a desktop computer through a serial port so it can be analyzed.

48.   That limits the serial port to fairly low-speed tasks.

49.   The average machine has two serial ports and one parallel port.

50.   The BIOS controls such basic things as screen display, the keyboard, drives and serial ports.