Serial / Parallel hardware

Croaking_Toad SG

I just noticed that new motherboards these days come without serial and parallel ports.

What are we to do with those hardware (eg, printers, scanners)? Is there still some way of connection? Or are those destined for the dump Crying or Very sad ?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

External cards, usually PCI. But then again, they are also harder to find nowadays.

Croaking_Toad SG

You mean a serial and parallel port card? I have got to check my motherboard whether there's any free PCI left.

Is there a USB connector instead that is able to accept a serial and/or parallel hardware? That would be great.

mystee SG

u can go simlim & buy those serial or // to USB interface cable.

Croaking_Toad SG

So there is such a thing afterall.

Good idea. Thanks.