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Serial printer cable

milltown · 2003-08-14 21:20:29

Just got me a Shuttle and it never occurred to me that it has no printer port. Shuttle list a serial printer cable in their accessories list but I'm wondering is this a fairly standard cable? Would this one do me? Due to lack of space around my desk my printer only comes down off the shelf once in a blue moon when I really…

14-08-2003 9:20pm

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milltown

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Just got me a Shuttle and it never occurred to me that it has no printer port. Shuttle list a serial printer cable in their accessories list but I'm wondering is this a fairly standard cable?

Would this one do me?

Due to lack of space around my desk my printer only comes down off the shelf once in a blue moon when I really need something down on paper. Now that I have so much more desk space I might actually start using it a bit again.

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#2 15-08-2003 1:49am

GUI

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milltown..
usb printing has huge benefits over the old parallel/serial method..

ya that cable would do the trick though

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#3 15-08-2003 10:17am

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I have no doubt it does when you have a usb printer
Thanks, I'll order the cable.

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#4 15-08-2003 12:02pm

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you can add a paralell port to most shuttles, check shuttle.com or any place that sels the accecories

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#5 15-08-2003 12:07pm

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Thanks Strat. For the amount of use it gets I think the €10 cable will be the best option for me.

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