A PCI Serial output card (PC) on a MAC?

[Kurt Cobain]

As Im working my way to a new G5 in the near future, I came up with another question.
I was already told in here that I could use my PC3200 RAM chips, which is great cause I've got quite a bunch of them.

I also have another valuable device and that is a SERIAL wacom tablet 12x12. Since its old, I had to get a USB Adaptor for my ex-PC. That wasnt stable enough so I got a PCI card with two serial outputs on it. I plugged the wacom tablet in it, and that was working simply great.

I was wondering, could I use that PCI card on a powermac (g4/g5) or is it completely based on a different platform structure so I basically waste my time hoping it will work?

I know that AGP cards wont match due to the same reason, but maybe for the PCI slots its different? :D

Assuming I wont be able to use a PC card, do you guys think its enough to have a simple USB adaptor for this matter (like a cable convertor).

THANKS A LOT!

[bousozoku]

I have an old Belkin USB-serial adapter that I no longer use because of a lack of a need. You can get a PCI card from Keyspan that has four Macintosh serial ports--Geoport compatible possibly.

There is another possibility. Wacom will upgrade your tablet to USB. I don't know the routine but it's been done in the past, so you should probably contact them to see what they say about your model.

[Kurt Cobain]

sorry to bump this thread, but just for a general info, IOGEAR USB/serial convectors DO HAVE mac drivers.
This rules, it saved me lots of greens on a USB 12x12 tablet only.