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From: aragorn@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Steve J White)
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Subject: Re: Help wanted: How to connect a parallel port to a serial port?
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Date: 1 Apr 91 02:53:56 GMT
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In article <1991Mar30.071642.15814@njitgw.njit.edu> chin@mars.njit.edu (chirn) writes:

>I try to connect them such that I can "dump" the screen to my printer.
>(I use the VT100 print screen command: ESC#7). But I was fail. Is there
>anyone know how to connect a parallel port to a serial port? Or, should
>I need another "converter" between them? Or I will never success until I
>buy a serial printer?
>

There are devices available that can convert serial dat to pparallel data
iin either direction.  Their cost varies but I can get some specifics for
you if  you need them.

- steve

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