In computing, a parallel port is a type of interface found on early computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals. The name refers to...
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IEEE 1284 (redirect from Enhanced parallel port)
IEEE 1284, also known as the Centronics port, is a standard that defines bi-directional parallel communications between computers and other devices. It...
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bit at a time. This is in contrast to a parallel port, which communicates multiple bits simultaneously in parallel. Throughout most of the history of personal...
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Direct cable connection (section Parallel port)
another computer, via a connection using either the serial port, parallel port or the infrared port of each computer. It is well-suited for computers that...
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at parallel port) 5 Aux pin 2 (active high at parallel port) 6 Aux pin 3 (active high at parallel port) 10 DTMF 4 11 COS (active low at parallel port on...
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connection. Complexity: Parallel data links are easily implemented in hardware, making them a logical choice. Creating a parallel port in a computer system...
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SCPH-750x models, except the parallel port was removed and the size of the PCB is further reduced. The removal of the parallel port is partially due to the...
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different types of cables, for example: Serial: RS-232, EIA-422 Parallel FireWire USB Parallel port printers have been slowly phased out, and are now difficult...
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SCSI ID limited to ID 5 and 6). Parallel port external Zip drives are actually SCSI drives with an integrated Parallel-to-SCSI controller, meaning a true...
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The Parallel Line Internet Protocol (PLIP) is a computer networking protocol for direct computer-to-computer communications using the parallel port normally...
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copying of certain forms of software. Initially using ports such as the serial port or parallel port, most are now in USB format. In the mid-to-late 2010s...
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external digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that plugs into the parallel printer port of a PC. It converts 8-bit digital sound using a simple R-2R resistor...
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A parallel slave port (PSP) is an interface found on some PIC microcontrollers. It allows 8-bit asynchronous bidirectional data transfer between the PIC...
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Tandy 1000 (section I/O and ports)
memory for the computer; they omitted the RS-232 port because all Tandy printers use the parallel port and, they believed, most customers would use internal...
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PCs, in an era before local area networks, using the parallel port and a LapLink cable or serial port and a null modem cable or USB and a USB adhoc network...
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on four standard AA cell batteries. There was an RS-232 serial port, a parallel port for connecting a printer, and a PC card socket, by means of which...
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USB (redirect from USB 2.0 port)
computers, replacing various interfaces such as serial ports, parallel ports, game ports, and ADB ports. Early versions of USB became commonplace on a wide...
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"Jetdirect" designation covers a range of models from the external 1 and 3 port parallel print servers known as the 300x and 500x, to the internal EIO print...
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computing, a legacy port is a computer port or connector that is considered by some to be fully or partially superseded. The replacement ports usually provide...
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JTAG (redirect from Test access port)
years don't have a parallel port. Driver support is also a problem, because pin usage by adapters varied widely. Since the parallel port is based on 5V logic...
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Graphics Sound Mouse support Expanded memory Joystick port Additional serial or parallel ports Networking Connection to proprietary industrial or scientific...
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computers with PCI slots. Before the introduction of the PCMCIA card, the parallel port was commonly used for portable peripherals. The PCMCIA 1.0 card standard...
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slow to fast: Parallel port - Connecting through a parallel port is the slowest common transfer method. Early scanners had parallel port connections that...
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Ethernet (redirect from Ethernet port)
technologies of that decade, Ethernet was one of the most popular. Parallel port based Ethernet adapters were produced for a time, with drivers for DOS...
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the USB interface, which became the preferred choice over the serial or parallel interface.[citation needed] A 1992 advertisement for Rainbow Technologies...
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playback time. Connection to a personal computer is through the computer's parallel port, with a proprietary connector on the Rio's edge. The Rio retailed for...
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if present) IRQ 5 – parallel port 3 or sound card IRQ 6 – floppy disk controller IRQ 7 – parallel port 1 (shared with parallel port 2, if present). It...
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printers may be connected to a computer using either the serial port, parallel port or Ethernet ( for the network capable "N" series ). The LaserJet...
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displays. The 16-bit parallel port was a special-purpose port for connecting 8-bit parallel port keyboard and 8-bit parallel port optical mouse for workstations...
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Game Boy Player (redirect from Advance Game Port)
games to be played on a television. It connects via the high speed parallel port at the bottom of the GameCube and requires use of a boot disc to access...
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