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parallel to usb cable
Name: wellington Date: December 14, 2004 at 08:42:49 Pacific OS: 98se CPU/Ram: p2 128 mb
Comment:
u have a friend who has a webtv which has a usb input for a printer.. her old printer has a parallel output cable and no usb cable. there is a parallel to usb adapter cable available on line at sewelldirect.com.. does anyone know if this adapter will work with a webtv device ???
Name: elric Date: December 15, 2004 at 03:25:02 Pacific
Reply:
G'day, The cable you are referring to connects a USB output to a printer. If your webtv has a USB output for sending information to a printer (with a centronics parallel connector)then it should work from a hardware point of view. Whether you would need special software or additional power (we are going from serial to parallel) I couldn't comment. regards, Elrci
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Response Number 2
Name: bobsmock Date: December 17, 2004 at 06:50:39 Pacific
Reply:
Without the ability to load the drivers, The printer wont work. Contact webtv for a list of printers that are compatible with the drivers built into webtv.
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