On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 6:18 AM, AGSCalabrese<agscal@gmail.com> wrote:
> This one says it is 1284 compliant.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1284
> http://www.emtcompany.com/products/adapters/dxubpc-parallel-to-usb-printer-adapter.htm

Just based on the price, I would say it will not work.
The real USB to Parallel port is more difficult to make than
most people think. The price is much higher than those
printer only cable.

For example, Microchip's ICE2000 USB adapter costs
US$99.
http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/410437-adapter-usb-parallel-ice2000-acice0108.html

This one might work:
http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/bastelecke/Rund%20um%20den%20PC/USB2LPT/index.html.en

But to be safe, it is better to use PCMCIA/PCCARD or PCI
based parallel port converter. They are known to work.


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