Good evening, a way to ask this question better then. On Sun, 10 May 2020, James Knott via talk wrote:
That depends on the OS. I have a ThinkPad, with 3 USB ports. With Linux, it doesn't matter which port I use, the adapter gets the same port number, such as /dev/ttyUSB0, which implies it's tied to a specific adapter.�
Would that number go up, say to USB1 to simulate com 1? For example there are dectalk USB devices, however for the software to find the item a port would need to be associated in Linux or likely in a virtual setting as well. � On the
same computer, with Windows 10, the com port number depends on which USB port the adapter is plugged into.
Is that com port number determined in the Bios or by windows? By which I mean is it software determined or hardware determined? I have never used any USB device with Freedos or
any other DOS.
That is unfortunate. granted I cannot speak to freedos as my machines seem to be too fast for the system. still in ms DOS 7.1 the one I am using now, I have an amazing DOS USB driver that was written by Panasonic. Lets me use my external USB drive for backup among other things. Thanks for the explanation, Kare