# Connecting a drawing tablets with a serial cable ## Overview For several decades now drawing tablets have been using USB cables to connect to computers. However, drawing tablets existed before USB was invented. In that era, drawing tablets connected to computers using serial cables or proprietary cables such as Apple Desktop Bus (ADB). ## Serial connection with Wacom professional tablets The first Wacom Intuos tablet series (aka the “Intuos1” GD series) released in 1994 And was the first Wacom tablet that supported USB connections in addition to serial and ADB. The Wacom Intuos2 series (the XD series) was the last Wacom tablet that supported serial connection ## Using a tablet with a serial connection If you're interested in using a Wacom tablet that connects with the serial cable with a modern computer and operating system you need to understand that it is possible but will require a special setup. ### Drivers Modern Wacom drivers no longer support any serial connection. However, there is an alternative. ou can use [**KuuubeTD**](https://github.com/Kuuuube/KuuubeTD). This is special driver created by tablet expert [Kuuube](https://docs.sevenpens.com/drawtab/resources/community/kuuube) that allows communication with this old SD tablets that use the serial port. This is only recommended for people with deeper technical skills. ### **Serial ports** A modern computer is very unlikely to have a serial port. If this is the case you can purchase a serial-to-USB cable. ### Serial-to-USB cables Not all serial-to-USB cables work for this purpose. Some may work while others do not. I'm still trying to find a specific cable that will work for this scenario. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sevenpens.com/drawtab/guides/connecting/connecting-pen-tablet/connecting-with-serial-cable.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.