Many laser printers last for years, so businesses often keep older laser printers around even after upgrading other hardware. Many older laser printers use a parallel port interface rather than the ...

Older printers connect to computers via a parallel cable. For the past several years, the USB connection has replaced the parallel connection for the vast majority of printers. Newer computers often ...

There are four basic ways to connect a printer to a computer. It’s important to understand these before purchasing a printer or a new computer. Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the ...

Got an old printer that uses a parallel adapter, but got a new computer that lacks a parallel port? This device from USBGear may be your only option. USBGear has created a combination Bluetooth ...

If you’ve ever looked into low-level parallel port access you may have learned that it only works with actual parallel port hardware, and not with USB parallel port adapters. But here’s a solution ...

On my main computer, I'd like to have 2 printers (since I already have them) but they are both parallel and I only have 1 motherboard header for parallel. Any way to hook both these printers up at the ...

Keyspan is shipping a hardware and software combination that lets you add and use parallel printers with Macs running Mac OS X (10.2 and higher). The US$39 USB Parallel Printer Adapter is a six-foot ...

It ended up dying to USB—but it put up a hell of a fight.

I am working on a win98 computer with flaky usb ports but a good parallel port.It uses a usb HP deskjet. Is there an adapter to solve this problem? If I use a usb pci card she will lose her sound card ...