12 Jul
2023
12 Jul
'23
3:28 p.m.
On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 at 18:18, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
Serial connectors are 9 pin, parallel cables are 25 pin.
On the PC side this is true. A PC parallel printer port is usually a DB-25 female connector, which joins to a DB-25 male connector on the cable. The other end of the cable will have a 36 pin "Centronics" male connector (officially known as a "Micro Ribbon" connector). The printer will have a matching 36 pin female Centronics/Micro Ribbon connector. -- Scott