Mac Pro serial ports?

I just bought a new Mac Pro Desktop (bye bye Windows).
I noticed there aren't any serial ports - and I'm imagining there is some clever way to facilitate it with the Pro desktop. I have a couple of serial consoles and such that I need to connect to on a semi-regular basis.
Could someone point me in the right direction. Thanks.

You can find cards at a lot of online stores like NewEgg, but I have no idea if they will work with OS X. If the card requires a driver, then you may have difficulty finding one with OS X compatible drivers.
You might post your question in the Mac Pro forum. Perhaps you will have luck there. This is not the best forum for your question.

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