You have to read the fine print! I have one that works my printer OK, but the instructions say that it will not work like a bi-directional port, so you have to buy one that meets the Chipper Check requirements. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall Torda" <lectrics284@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:12 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: question on chipper check > USB to parallel adapter...just bought one for my parallel printer at > Walmart. > > Autolectrics > Randall Torda > 284 Makua Street > Wailuku, HI 96793 > Ph 808-244-3064 > > On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:48:14 -0500 Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > writes: > > I'm no PC tech but search sites for a kind of "USB to paralell" > > adaptor,maybe one exists! > > Phil > > > > Royal19960@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > >Hi all. > > >Anyone find a way around using a newer laptop that only has USB > > ports and no > > >printer port? > > >After buying a nicer laptop I can not use chippercheck because they > > say it > > >will not support usb ports. I'm hoping that someone found a way > > around it. What > > >a shame, now i cant use the laptop and now it looks like I have to > > use a old > > >one for thomson. > > >Thanks > > >Roy > > > > > > > > >Roy E. Adams C.E.T./C.A. > > >Bonded TV Service > > >5158 W Forest Home Ave > > >Milwaukee, WI 53219 > > >414-541-9111 > > >Bondedtv.com > > >We have over 8,000 tubes listed on the website > > >Web hosting at only $50.00 per year at BondedHost.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > > >Lost Password: > > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >Email Archives: > > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Philip Bader > > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > > Fax (863) 299-8821 > > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/04 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/