----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy wood" <> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Hardware and software - new horizons
>>But just a provocative thought. Have you ever tried to connect a USB only >>laptop to a parallel printer? PC World don't know the answer to that one, >>but I do mainly because of my QL experience of looking for solutions to >>problems, > That is easy - there is a specific bale to do it or a USB port > replicator. I have both even though my laptop has a parallel port. > I mentioned this to raise the point that it is not only in the QL world that you sometimes have unusable hardware. The largest PC company in the country is not interested in solving problems like that as they would rather sell you a new printer. More usable products being dumped in landfill. At least we QL-ers have been good recyclers. I just reasoned that if SH could produce a serial to parallel interface with all the electronics in the cable, then some bright spark could do something similar for a potentially bigger market. On the specific point of USB to parallel interfaces, Maplin's are currently selling these as a special offer. They are obviously old stock as the installation information is for Windows98, but they work perfectly with XP once you have figured out how to install, Best Wishes, Geoff. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
