I have a PC-based DSO that connects via parallel port that I'd like to get working via USB (preferable) or at least ExpressCard. I picked up a USB-parallel adapter from MicroCenter thinking it would ...

If your small business is typical, you want to get the longest lifespan possible from your tech investment, and therefore you may have an older dot-matrix or laser printer with a parallel port that ...

Many laser printers last for years, so businesses often keep older laser printers around even after upgrading other hardware. Many older laser printers use a parallel port interface rather than the ...

With the continuing manufacture of new computers, there is a clear and obvious trend of the parallel port becoming less and less common. For our younger readers; the parallel port is an interface ...

Get something like this to properly add a hardware parallel port to a computer.<BR><BR>If you're stuck with something like a notebook or a SFF computer where that's not an option then unfortunately ...

There are four basic ways to connect a printer to a computer. It’s important to understand these before purchasing a printer or a new computer. Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the ...

From charging cables to storage devices, USB tech is now old news. But some USB devices are so odd, you probably didn't know they existed. We sussed out a few.

The projects illustrates a standard HD44780 compatible LCD being interfaced and the Crystal Fontz serial protocol being emulated over a virtual COM port created by the FTDI chip in order to use the ...

Despite the rise of ARM processors in more and more computers from embedded systems to daily driver PCs, the x86 architecture maintains a stronghold in the computing space that won’t be going away ...