In the early days of personal computing a parallel printer cable could refer to any of a wide range of cables that connected a computer and a printer. Over time, standards were established or adopted, ...

Older printers connect to computers via a parallel cable. For the past several years, the USB connection has replaced the parallel connection for the vast majority of printers. Newer computers often ...

The promise of wireless networking is, by definition, a promise of operating without wires. However, promises don’t always meet expectations. The majority of printers currently in use are not wireless ...

My fiancee will be ordering an iBook pretty soon. She already has an HP DeskJet 672c printer with her old PC. HP has Mac drivers for this parallel-only printer. I realize that there are USB-parallel ...

There are four basic ways to connect a printer to a computer and it’s important to understand the connections before purchasing a printer or a new computer. Most old printers connect using a parallel ...

A series of metal wires that enable multiple bits of data to be transferred simultaneously. Parallel cables have mostly given way to serial cables, where data is transferred one bit after another. See ...

If I don't run anything, it prints at the printer's "max" speed. <BR><BR>I'd imagine if the data is bottlenecking due to the parallel port, then you'd see an improvement going with the USB cable. I ...