[time-nuts] OT - USB to LPT Adapter - Does it exist?

[Oz-in-DFW]

On 1/11/2013 7:09 AM, J. L. Trantham wrote:
> Not sure where to ask this question but thought I would start here.  
>
> Is there a way to connect a parallel port to a computer via USB?  Not a
> device that shows up as 'USB Print Support' but, instead, shows up in Device
> Manager as an LPT port?  I have been able to do it via PCMCIA to Parallel
> Port adapters but I have never found a USB device that would do this.
>
> My goal is to connect a parallel port chip programmer via USB but the
> software only looks for LPT ports.  It works with PCMCIA to parallel port
> adapters but I haven't solved the puzzle yet with a USB connected device.
Yes, there are standard devices that do this.


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