Installing FTDI drivers?

I want to experiment a little with Arduino. Apparently I need to install FTDI
scandal. (Who knows by sight which chips are legitimate and which are counterfeit?) ::
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTDI#Driver_controversy
page? ::
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
Thanks, Dave

For OS X Mavericks (10.9) Apple apparently developed their own drivers for
The procedure is documented here:
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic 8539.0
Note that the drivers on the FTDI download page show latest compatibility as Lion (10.7) but reports are that they are working with Mavericks and
FYI

On 03/26/2015 10:51 AM, DaveC wrote:
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It may be a moot point - the last couple of versions of real Arduino boards don't use FTDI chips. They use an Atmega chip with a USB interface. http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno

On 26/03/15 11:51 PM, DaveC wrote:
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Have you visited the Arduino site ?? You would be safe enough with stuff from there.

On 26/03/2015 15:51, DaveC wrote:
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