From: dave-ng@nospam.tld   
      
   Sometime on Wed, 03 May 2006 23:18:48 +0000, Bill Gunshannon scribbled:   
      
   > In article <8u-dnV4yZ8qza8XZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@insightbb.com>,   
   > 	"R Flowers"  writes:   
   >>   
   >> "Rick"  wrote in message news:4458F558.BCAC88EA@rcn.com...   
   >>> What's the problem with the parallel port? I haven't had any problems   
   >>> printing to "non Windows only" printers with a cable. As long as there   
   >>> is either a dipswitch on the printer to set a CR after a LF or a way to   
   >>> send a setting command to the printer from the 100/102.   
   >>>   
   >>> Rick   
   >>   
   >> I meant the connector at the back of the computer is not like the PC port. I   
   >> happen to have the correct cable from Radio Shack.   
   >   
   > I don't know how to break this to you, but there were printers long before   
   the   
   > PC was dreamed of and none of them used a DB-25 for the printer connector.   
      
   :-)   
      
   FWIW, in the training centre I worked at many years ago, we used to make   
   multi-head printer cables to suit all of the computers so there was no   
   hassle finding the "right" cable.  At least one was a DB25, and all were   
   parallel.  IIRC there were 4 connecters at the computer end of the flat   
   ribbon and a 34 pin centronics at the other ;-)   
      
   And the Tandy 1000A (at least) used a 34 way card edge connector (I think ;-)   
      
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