I'd like to be able to use an AVRISP with a laptop that has no RS232 port but has a USB port. I've bought a couple of different serial-USB converter cables but they both have the same flaw: they have female nut connections on them that prevent them from mating with the AVRISP, which also has female nut connections. Ordinary serial cables have male screws that mate with the nuts, but when both sides of the interface are female, the nuts act as standoffs, preventing the pins and holes from mating. All the gender-changers I've found are nuts-only on both sides, perpetuating the incompatibility. How have others solved this problem? Thanks.
Karl