And even though the printer doesn't feed like it used to and now has to be given one piece of paper at time. I'd really like to be able to use up that toner even though I have a wireless color printer now. I have an elderly LaserJet that I'm attached to that still has plenty of toner (and a spare cartridge I bought by mistake!). You should be able to pick one up online or at an electronics store for ten or fifteen bucks. You must not be the only one with an "elderly" favorite printer, because connectors are easy to find and quite cheap. I remember the little screws that connected it to the computer! It was totally reliable as long as I only fed one sheet (had the same problem as yours).
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Even PCI cards with USB ports rarely work, at least under Windows (details here and here). a USB-LPT-adapter instead is not possible. June 5, 85 - I used to have one of those! I Freecycled it years ago, but I still miss it sometimes. These adapters, which need to be connected to the parallel (printer, LPT) port of the PC, need a genuine parallel port as seen on older PCs. Yes, you can get a USB to parallel adapter and that should work fine for your printer. Additionally, the need for an adapter was removed once this type of hardware was mastered. A printer port using parallel transmission works faster by passing multiple pieces of information between devices using parallel channels.
Serial technology also sometimes required an additional adapter to connect a computer to a printer or other external device. Before devices like printer ports were common, many external devices operated through serial links, which could only transmit one bit of data at a time. The development of parallel transmission was a major step forward in the early days of the computer industry. Before the invention of USB devices, this port was the main form of parallel data transmission to peripheral components.Ī printer port is an opening on a computer system that allows for a printer connection. These ports were originally used to attach many different types of external devices to a computer, although the technology has largely been replaced by the universal serial bus or USB. A printer port, also known as a parallel port, is a hardware interface that hooks up peripheral devices, such as printers, to a central computer system.