My solution was similar. I have a few old systems that work fine and have serial and parallel ports. For my more recent workstations, I add a PCI or PCIe serial/parallel port adapter if needed.
On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:03:48 -0500 (EST), [email protected] wrote: >Hi Joe > >As per other replies I was going to suggest this won't work because USB >adapters are for printing only and my solution would be to buy an old 486 or >early pentium laptop and use that, I've bought several over the past few >years for really silly money on Ebay for this very reason, but I have come >across what might be a possible solution.... > >_http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/bastelecke/Rund%20um%20den%20PC/USB2LP >T/index.html.en_ >(http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/bastelecke/Rund%20um%20den%20PC/USB2LPT/index.html.en) > > >I can't vouch for this, just found it via Google, and although the drivers >are downloadable you need to buy the adapter and have to email for prices, >but it might be worth a try. > >My preferrred solution would still be the old laptop:-) > >Regards > >Nigel >GM8PZR > >In a message dated 11/01/2013 13:09:45 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] >writes: > >Not sure where to ask this question but thought I would start here. > >Is there a way to connect a parallel port to a computer via USB? Not a >device that shows up as 'USB Print Support' but, instead, shows up in >Device >Manager as an LPT port? I have been able to do it via PCMCIA to Parallel >Port adapters but I have never found a USB device that would do this. > >My goal is to connect a parallel port chip programmer via USB but the >software only looks for LPT ports. It works with PCMCIA to parallel port >adapters but I haven't solved the puzzle yet with a USB connected device. > >Thanks in advance. >Joe _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
