Windows 10 Question: Is Device Stage compatible with standard RS232 Serial Devices?

[James Anderson Jr]

Here's the thing: I have a two InterAct DexDrive's (one PlayStation, the other Nintendo 64). I have two PC's (one connected to the PlayStation DexDrive on COM1, the other connected to the Nintendo 64 DexDrive on COM1), both using Link Removed motherboards. They both hook up to my PC's via standard RS232 9-pin serial-based connections built into the ASUS motherboards.

I thought to pay a programmer on Link Removed to build a Device Stage compatible driver For Windows 7/8/8.1/10 for these devices. However no one has accepted the task.

The lack of response begs the question: Is Device Stage even compatible with any standard RS232 serial-based devices, if so why weren't these devices supported back when Windows 7 was first released (at that point they were over 11 years old, already!)?

 

[Jimbo22]

At this point and with the age of the devices in question it's probably not going to happen. Most gamers use a NAS setup of some kind for game play and game data storage which is connected directly to there home network.

 

[ussnorway]

Another kind-of, sort-of parth is to install vmware... this makes your windows 8.1 into 7 or xp (whatever is needed) and allows you to play all your old games on the same platform, without needing programers to re-invent the wheel for you.

Back to windows 10, there is talk of making x-box and pc (windows store games) able to play each other... imo that has some legs.