parallel port card

[Guest]

I want to install a parallel printer card in a new Dell computer I have just
bought which does not have a parallel printer port. The cards come in 16 and
32 bit versions. How do I know which I should buy?

 

[Bob I]

You will need to buy a card that fits into the PC motherboard.

 

[Dave B.]

Which in this case (assuming you have one free) would be PCI.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Get a name brand USB to Parallel adapter cable. Parallel ports are being
dumped from motherboards as well as PS/2 and serial ports. I would not be
surprised if Microsoft completely removes parallel/serial ports from Vista.

 

[Guest]

What I really want to know is whether I should but a 16 bit card costing
about £10.00 or a 32 bit card costing £30.00. What is the difference?

 

[Jim Macklin]

Speed vs. money. All the new printers are using either USB
or Ethernet, your printer is obsolete.



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| What I really want to know is whether I should but a 16
bit card costing
| about £10.00 or a 32 bit card costing £30.00. What is the
difference?
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| Russell
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| "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
|
| > Get a name brand USB to Parallel adapter cable.
Parallel ports are being
| > dumped from motherboards as well as PS/2 and serial
ports. I would not be
| > surprised if Microsoft completely removes
parallel/serial ports from Vista.
| >
| >
| > On 16/10/2006 Russell
| > >I want to install a parallel printer card in a new Dell
computer I have just
| > >bought which does not have a parallel printer port. The
cards come in 16 and
| > >32 bit versions. How do I know which I should buy?
| > >
| > >
| > >
| >
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| >
| > Y.
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| >