Older printers connect to computers via a parallel cable. For the past several years, the USB connection has replaced the parallel connection for the vast majority of printers. Newer computers often ...

An earlier printer that used the parallel port for a cabled connection to a computer. Today, there are no parallel ports on computers or printers. Either the printer is cabled to the computer via USB ...

I have a PC-based DSO that connects via parallel port that I'd like to get working via USB (preferable) or at least ExpressCard. I picked up a USB-parallel adapter from MicroCenter thinking it would ...

If your small business is typical, you want to get the longest lifespan possible from your tech investment, and therefore you may have an older dot-matrix or laser printer with a parallel port that ...

There are four basic ways to connect a printer to a computer. It’s important to understand these before purchasing a printer or a new computer. Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the ...

The 24-bit I/O card project has been designed to function with parallel/printer port of an Amiga or computer using the Intel 82C55 I/O chip. The design of the device contains read & write strobe, a ...

Got new technology? Great; you can plug Micro Solutions Inc.’s new Backpack Triple Play CD-RW into a newfangled, high-speed USB 2.0 port. Prefer old school? No problem; you can plug the $229 drive ...

If I don't run anything, it prints at the printer's "max" speed. <BR><BR>I'd imagine if the data is bottlenecking due to the parallel port, then you'd see an improvement going with the USB cable. I ...

[Tom Verbeure] recently found himself lamenting the need to take screen grabs from an Advantest R3273 spectrum analyzer with a phone camera, as the older gear requires you to either grab tables of ...

With the continuing manufacture of new computers, there is a clear and obvious trend of the parallel port becoming less and less common. For our younger readers; the parallel port is an interface ...