Questions tagged [parallel-port]
The parallel port on a computer for connecting peripherals
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How to recieve print data on Linux from a CN36 cable?
I have a HP 200LX palmtop computer with some proprietary software on it. The palmtop communicates with a printer with a cable from an proprietary 8-pin HP connector (on the palmtop) to a standard CN36 ...
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Matrix printer only receives ~one character when SEL is pressed
I'm trying to get an OKI microline 3390 to work, and manually sending text to it as demonstrated here: (thirty-minute video). I understand the printer has to be selected for it to work, which on my ...
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Dot matrix printer on Windows 10 using USB-to-parallel cable not working as expected
I'm trying to connect an OKI microline 3390 24-pin dot matrix printer to a windows 10 laptop, mainly to print PDFs. The printer only has a centronics 36-pin parallel port and the laptop only a USB one,...
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What does serial really mean? Isn't USB3/SATA actually parallel? [duplicate]
As far as I understand. Serial means data is being sent one by one instead of parallel where multiple bits of data are streamed simultanously.
Howewer connections like SATA and USB 3 actually have ...
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Can I Use a Parallel Cable With Two Male Ends As a SCSI Cable?
I have an old SCSI Zip Drive that I want to use with my old Macintosh Plus as a replacement for a HDD. The Zip Drive has two female DB-25 SCSI ports on it, one for connecting to the computer, and the ...
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5.25 Through Parallel Through USB
I have managed to find an old external parallel 5.25" Drive, I have connected this up with a USB to Parallel cable. The cable is detected fine in Linux.
I could spend hours browsing the web and or ...
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Is this an old school copy protection device?
Is this a parallel port dongle that's required to run certain old software (w/out modification)? If so, how do I determine for what software or publisher it is for, assuming it is possible to do so?
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PORT-MAPPED I/O (Parallel Port)
I was reading into linux device drivers and reading and writing from parallel ports. I read something to the effect of
ioperm(from, num, turn_on) , where:
from is the first port number to give ...
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old Designjet 430 with Windows 10
How do you install windows 10 drivers for an old designjet 430 hp plotter?
It has a parallels port (LPT port), no USB.
I haven't been able to find Windows 10 drivers for it.
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How do I transfer data between two old PCs using parallel or serial?
Recently, I found an old Gateway 2000 Colorbook laptop with MS-DOS6.22/Win3.1 that had no ports but PS2, parallel, and serial ports. My modern computer doesn't have any of these ports, so I am trying ...
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Hasp dongle only temporarily recognized
On a Windows XP system, I have to use a proprietary software to pilot a wood cutting machine.
The software is protected by a hasp dongle, plugged into a parallel port. It was previously set up on a ~...
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Can't print to parallel port LPT1 on docking station in Win7
I have a POS printer MicroPOS ADP400. On a desktop PC I connect it to parallel port on MBO and print like this copy file.txt LPT1:and it works.
On my HP Probook laptop with LPT port on a docking ...
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Windows 10 - USB to parallel software
I would like to use the outputs from a parallel port for home automation. To do this I need to be able to switch the pins individually but Win10 no longer supports the parallel port.
Can I use a USB ...
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How many port adapters, and which ones can be stacked up and actually work?
Someone posted this pic on twitter today:
That won't work, right?
Why, exactly? And, specifically, at which point the stack of adapters stops working?
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Driver for ZEON2 94V-0 PCI card?
I need to use a PCI card with a parallel port on it with my PC but I am not able to find a driver for it, so, how can I use this card?
The only information I can read from the card is
ZEON2 94V-0 on ...
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