USB --> Parallel

[machow]

I saw in a site selling USB --> Printer cable. What is that for? A replacement of the conventional printer cable? What are the advantages?

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[Arrow]

I'm guessing it'd start off from your computer's USB port and be converted into a typical printer cable for the printer end. My hypothesis

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[machow]

Yeah, and the rest of the question?

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[Arrow]

Maybe so that you could have 2 or more printers directly connected without using a splitter box, who knows.

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[DSutcliffe]

In the situation that I used it in, I needed to put a printer on an IBM NetVista which does not have any com ports or parrallel ports, only usb ports. Does that answer your question?

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[machow]

OK, so it works for most printers? And does the end plu connect to the printer directly or the the ordinary printer cables more like an extension?

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This site is cool.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by machow on 04/06/01 03:27 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[DSutcliffe]

It's basicaly an IEEE 1284 compliant device, so any printer that uses this standard will work.

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[machow]

Thanks guys! I guess I'll disable this LPT1 in BIOS and get a USB --> Parallel cable. You think that's nice?

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[Mordy]

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[machow]

More place for dust?

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[Deon]

I bought one of these cables about 3 mos ago. It is great to have disabled the serial and parallel ports to free up IRQ's. I no longer share them and do notice an increase in print start times also. I hit print and bamm! the printer starts up.

Deon