Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB port
- From: David Grossman <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:08 +0200
Right.
However, by "ancient," I'm not thinking PCI. My ISA parallel cards are not
likely to be compatible with either the motherboard or with Windows 7.
Drivers? They probably worked with DOS :-)
Besides, it's getting more and more difficult to find older hardware, such
as parallel ports. Even today, they may be available only on eBay.
Other hardware is the same. Salesmen in computer stores laugh at people who
ask for analog fax-modems. However, nothing has been able to replace the
efficiency and clear output of my beloved Winfax 10.
That's why I'll probably keep my XP machines running for a very long time to
come.
David Grossman
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:26 PM
To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Converter/adapter from parallel printer port to USB
port
Just because a mobo didn't come with a PP, doesn't mean a PP
won't be compatible with it. The add-on cards should work on
any mobo, providing they have the correct slot (PCI or
PCI-express). But of course in the case where they may be
"ancient", they may have not have drivers for XP or Vista, etc.
-Clint
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