Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Wall Wart for a Gecko

I believe the original Centronics interface had 5V on it, but IBM did not
follow the standard exactly, and dropped it, as well as a couple other
signals.

Bill

> A bit of ancient history. The "Centronics" interface and connector predate
> the PC in any of its forms. I don't know exactly when Centronics started
> manufacturing printers, but IIRC I first ran into it some time in the

early

> '70s. When the PC took off it was cast in blue concrete 8o)). It looks

like

> USB and/or Firewire will probably finally kill it off in the not too

distant

> future.