[ale] USB to parallel port for a printer

Pete Hardie pete.hardie at gmail.com
Wed Jun 15 09:43:39 EDT 2011


On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 09:31, Watson, Keith <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> Pete,
>
> The problem I have found with USB adapters is that they are driver dependent. At some point an operating system upgrade renders them useless. To solve this problem for my printer I used a print server with a parallel port. This means my printer interface will be compatible until they get rid of TCP/IP which I don't think will happen any time soon. Hmmm.... I wonder if it's IP6 compatible?
>
> I got the print server at Microcenter for not much more than $40. It has a web interface for configuration. I can't remember the make and model. Let me know if you're interested and I'll get the info tonight.
>

I am interested - that price is about the same as the more expensive
adapter cable, but seems more versatile.




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