I really do appreciate all the help. I've decided to go with a MAX233 chip. I've been working in my school lab for the last couple of days trying to get the baud rate to match. It's been a pain to say the least. It should be easy but every project needs its problems, and I'm just glad i was able to ...

I apologize if i sound confusing. I'm hooking this LCD up to an atmega16. But I might still want to connect it up with my computers com1 for download bitmaps and such. The atmega is running on TTL levels.

The manual doesn't really go in depth into this subject. What do i need to solder? Once it is soldered can I interface it with my com1 on my computer port or would i have to unsolder and resolder connections. Also do i need to move jumpers around? This is all the manual really says about this:
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