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 ...

In the early days of personal computing a parallel printer cable could refer to any of a wide range of cables that connected a computer and a printer. Over time, standards were established or adopted, ...

My fiancee will be ordering an iBook pretty soon. She already has an HP DeskJet 672c printer with her old PC. HP has Mac drivers for this parallel-only printer. I realize that there are USB-parallel ...

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