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, ...

When connecting a printer to your business network, the most common connection involves using a cable to connect the printer directly to a computer or other network device. The cable you select to ...

A series of metal wires that enable multiple bits of data to be transferred simultaneously. Parallel cables have mostly given way to serial cables, where data is transferred one bit after another. See ...

If I don't run anything, it prints at the printer's "max" speed. <BR><BR>I'd imagine if the data is bottlenecking due to the parallel port, then you'd see an improvement going with the USB cable. I ...

Ok, I've got a loaner PC for a couple of months. Did a (long time planned) XP Pro reinstall on my box, and did the loaner as well. Went out and baught a parallel cable to hook'em up. Tried to get the ...

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has more than 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. Here ...