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usb to parallel on iMac
Name: tyleronamac Date: March 3, 2003 at 14:22:26 Pacific OS: os 9.2.2 CPU/Ram: 500/386
Comment:
I have acquired a laser printer HP 4000 which only has a parallel port. Can I just get any USB to IEEE 1284 (parallel) cable from ebay? Or are there specific ones for mac and ones for pc? USB is the same on both, right?
Name: the pickle Date: March 3, 2003 at 16:13:18 Pacific
Reply:
USB is USB, and parallel is parallel.
Finding drivers for that printer to work over the USB port may be tricky, however.
You're probably better off buying a cheap print server (HP makes good ones, like the JetDirect EX) and using Ethernet.
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Response Number 2
Name: gabriel Date: March 3, 2003 at 17:02:20 Pacific
Reply:
Got a USB-paralel from belkin but the software is busted. You do need software to make those cable work. I'll go with the axis print servers instead of the HP's
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