> Parallel and serial are cheap and simple. Real cheap and simple. USB isn't > cheap or simple. It doesn't help me as a developer. Sing it, brother! I'm with you. > How many of you have PCs with no parallel port at this point? Considering > that parallel port printers are dead as a species, how much longer will it > be before the port disappears altogether? Pretty much only the most expensive laptops have serial and parallel ports now. Mine has neither. Most desktops still do (although no floppy disk). Cheerful regards, Bob _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist