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    usb to parallel & usb to serial adapters

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by eagle07, Dec 10, 2005.

  1. eagle07

    eagle07 Notebook Geek

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    Since most laptops these days don't have legacy ports like a parallel port used by older printers, I had to get one to connect my HP895cxi.

    I bought one from tigerdirect.com for $10. Pretty cheap.
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1270853&CatId=471

    Got it in a couple of days. Works like a charm. Didn't have to use the driver CD that came with it. XP has the driver already.

    I also got a usb to serial adapter specific to my palm pda from craytonelectronics.com.

    It also worked flawlessly with my new dv4000 laptop.

    Just thought I'd pass this on.

    Thanks,
    eagle07
     
    eagle07, Dec 10, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Thanks for the note. Printers have a way os lasting a very long time, so a $10 cable is better than a new printer!
     
    Brian, Dec 11, 2005
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