parallel port finally obsolete?
Posted by
scyvt
on 2012-02-20 06:57:17 UTC
Forgive me if this topic has been already thoroughly covered - I did a search and didn't find the answer I was looking for, but I may have given up too quickly.
Being a Macintosh person, I didn't have older PC's with parallel ports around, and wasn't comfortable evaluating used machines. Just recently an unused 2-3 year old Lenovo desktop came into my hands, but of course it has only USB ports.
Has the longstanding need for parallel ports now been abolished? If so, what hardware is now available to interface between USB and stepper drivers? Is there a choice, and if so, pros & cons of each?
TIA
Steve
Being a Macintosh person, I didn't have older PC's with parallel ports around, and wasn't comfortable evaluating used machines. Just recently an unused 2-3 year old Lenovo desktop came into my hands, but of course it has only USB ports.
Has the longstanding need for parallel ports now been abolished? If so, what hardware is now available to interface between USB and stepper drivers? Is there a choice, and if so, pros & cons of each?
TIA
Steve
Discussion Thread
scyvt
2012-02-20 06:57:17 UTC
parallel port finally obsolete?
Ron Thompson
2012-02-20 07:10:27 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] parallel port finally obsolete?
Jeffrey T. Birt
2012-02-20 16:54:43 UTC
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polaraligned
2012-02-21 03:43:16 UTC
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arthujt
2012-02-21 19:43:24 UTC
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arthujt
2012-02-21 19:43:26 UTC
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Bob Butcher
2012-02-21 21:08:08 UTC
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JanRwl@A...
2012-02-21 21:35:23 UTC
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Tony Smith
2012-02-21 21:47:20 UTC
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JanRwl@A...
2012-02-21 21:52:02 UTC
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Tony Smith
2012-02-21 21:54:40 UTC
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Tony Smith
2012-02-21 22:08:02 UTC
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Ron Thompson
2012-02-22 06:32:37 UTC
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556RECON
2012-02-22 06:59:38 UTC
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markotime
2012-02-22 07:25:40 UTC
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Dr Stuart Harrison
2012-02-22 08:09:14 UTC
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Tom
2012-02-22 08:15:55 UTC
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samcoinc2001
2012-02-22 10:41:56 UTC
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scyvt
2012-02-22 13:51:48 UTC
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Lester Caine
2012-02-22 14:04:18 UTC
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Ron Thompson
2012-02-22 14:04:25 UTC
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556RECON
2012-02-22 15:54:13 UTC
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Jeffrey T. Birt
2012-02-22 15:57:55 UTC
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Tom
2012-02-22 16:08:36 UTC
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Jeffrey T. Birt
2012-02-22 16:36:17 UTC
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Tom
2012-02-22 17:05:43 UTC
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Jeffrey T. Birt
2012-02-22 17:45:39 UTC
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Jeffrey T. Birt
2012-02-22 17:54:30 UTC
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Andy Wander
2012-02-22 18:00:59 UTC
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Tony Smith
2012-02-22 21:03:47 UTC
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turbulatordude
2012-02-23 04:25:33 UTC
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Tom
2012-02-23 09:03:11 UTC
Re: parallel port finally obsolete? {gone off-topic}
scyvt
2012-02-24 05:55:10 UTC
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Jon Elson
2012-02-24 09:58:22 UTC
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Tom
2012-02-24 13:24:37 UTC
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Ron Thompson
2012-02-24 13:32:59 UTC
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scyvt
2012-02-25 04:58:02 UTC
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turbulatordude
2012-02-25 05:53:12 UTC
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Jon Elson
2012-02-25 12:04:11 UTC
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Neil Gillies
2012-02-26 04:36:07 UTC
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scyvt
2012-02-26 13:07:14 UTC
How to choose?; was "parallel port finally obsolete?"
Andy Wander
2012-02-26 13:17:24 UTC
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JanRwl@A...
2012-02-26 13:26:44 UTC
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Andy Wander
2012-02-26 13:29:44 UTC
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scyvt
2012-02-26 13:36:32 UTC
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rwwink
2012-02-26 14:48:12 UTC
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Jon Elson
2012-02-26 15:13:56 UTC
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Jeffrey T. Birt
2012-02-26 17:41:57 UTC
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Neil Gillies
2012-02-27 08:39:00 UTC
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scyvt
2012-02-27 16:38:55 UTC
Re: How to choose?; was "parallel port finally obsolete?"
David G. LeVine
2012-02-27 17:36:58 UTC
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Jon Elson
2012-02-27 18:47:58 UTC
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Andy Wander
2012-02-27 19:08:59 UTC
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scyvt
2012-02-28 17:53:42 UTC
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