[PCB_FORUM] Re: Parallel port dongles with laptops or PC's without parallel ports

David,
        No experience with USB / parallel port devices but have found
        that USB / serial port devices do not work with many programs.

        The problem is that the software sees a USB device and not
        the serial port.

        I purchased a PCMCIA / Serial port card. All my programs
        see this device as a true serial port. The same is probably
        true programs requiring a parallel port.

        You can purchase new PCMCIA and Express card serial
        port devices new  $60-100 USD. If you can wait a few weeks, 
        they can be purchased on eBay for as little as $9.99 USD.

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  The following items are examples,  not an endorsement.


        Express serial $9.99

 
<http://cgi.ebay.com/RS232-RS-232-Serial-9-Pin-PCMCIA-ExpressCard-Expres
s_W0QQitemZ120294760548QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120294760548&_trkparms=39
%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14>
http://cgi.ebay.com/RS232-RS-232-Serial-9-Pin-PCMCIA-ExpressCard-Express
_W0QQitemZ120294760548QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120294760548&_trkparms=39%
3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 <
<http://cgi.ebay.com/RS232-RS-232-Serial-9-Pin-PCMCIA-ExpressCard-Expres
s_W0QQitemZ120294760548QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120294760548&_trkparms=39
%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14>
http://cgi.ebay.com/RS232-RS-232-Serial-9-Pin-PCMCIA-ExpressCard-Express
_W0QQitemZ120294760548QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120294760548&_trkparms=39%
3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14>


    Express parallel $24.99

 
<http://cgi.ebay.com/PCMCIA-Express-1x-Parallel-Express-Card-34mm-Cardbu
s_W0QQitemZ260277597016QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260277597016&_trkparms=39
%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14>
http://cgi.ebay.com/PCMCIA-Express-1x-Parallel-Express-Card-34mm-Cardbus
_W0QQitemZ260277597016QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260277597016&_trkparms=39%
3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


    PCMCIA Parallel $19.99

 
<http://cgi.ebay.com/CardBus-PCMCIA-Card-Adapter-Parallel-Port-EPP-SPP-E
CP_W0QQitemZ180277342844QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180277342844&_trkparms=3
9%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14>
http://cgi.ebay.com/CardBus-PCMCIA-Card-Adapter-Parallel-Port-EPP-SPP-EC
P_W0QQitemZ180277342844QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180277342844&_trkparms=39
%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Regards,
            Mike Finczak
            CopperCAD Design
            www.CopperCAD.com
            905-488-8958


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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Parallel port dongles with laptops or PC's without
parallel ports

Hi List

Has anyone got any successful experience of using a FlexID 8 dongle with
a parallel port add on such as USB, PCMIA, PCI32 card
or PCIe card?

I am concerned that it is not possible to use an add on port and get it
and it's driver to look as if it is at a normal parallel
port x86 address such as 378.

Best Regards

David Greig


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