James,

Sorry, can't help with sourcing the cables...

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:23:09 -0800, James Newton, Host 
wrote:

> For anyone who doesn't know, the C type connector is 
the weird little one
> you find on the back of some printers:
> 
http://techref.massmind.org/techref/io/parallel/1284/128
4Cprinters.htm for
> some strange reason, it seems to be used more on large 
network type printers
> than on the small printers where its size might be 
appropriate.

I think it's because they expect them to be normally 
network-connected, and the parallel interface is more of 
an afterthought for debugging and such.  And it 
discourages ordinary users bringing their laptop and a 
cable to the printer and using it directly, bypassing 
corporate policy!

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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