Parallel ports

[jeff.brielmaier@yob.com (Jeff Brielmaier)]

To: khorster@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu

Kp>If I get a laser printer, do I need to have a Parallel card to make it
Kp>work.  Or is there serial to parallel adaptors?

A lot of laser printers now come w/ serial and parallel ports built in so that 
the user can decide which interface to use.

There are serial->parallel and parallel->serial converters available, but it 
is a lot easier to hookup/maintain if you avaoid them.

I'd sugguest that you use a parallel interface if possible.  You may also want 
to invest in an external printer buffer (parallel interface buffers are quite 
easy to find) to reduce the time that your computer is tied up sending data to 
the printer.

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