This application note presents the process of converting a serial output into parallel output using common serial-to-parallel register integrated circuits. The document also discussed the CS556x/7x/8x ...
Under Debian, /etc/init.d/setserial uses /etc/serial.conf if it exists. Hopefully the Debian Way (tm) will work for Ubuntu as well. Apr 12 22:05:54 localhost kernel: [4294692.816000] lirc_dev: IR ...
Your friend is mistaken. This serial port he is talking about is called "CGA" and closely resembles a serial port. However it still requires a graphics card and a monitor! You can convert a CGA signal ...