The printer has a USB-A (male) plug. The computer is old and only has a standard printer port. It would seem that I need some kind of cable with a USB socket on one end and a printer cable plug on the other end. Possibly, a regular USB to parallel port cable will work in reverse if someone makes a USB-A (male) to USB socket (female) adapter. Any ideas?
2006-12-05 08:41:38 · 5 answers · asked by Donald H 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
no chance mate
2006-12-05 08:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by t00t5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A USB 2.0 PCI card is the answer.
They only cost about $10-$15 for one with 4 ports.
Try CompUSA, Circuit City, etc.
2006-12-05 16:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by Dick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as you have already identified the problem (old computer) you
now have two choices.
1 buy a new computer (with a usb port)
2 try to aquire an old printer (i:e a serial printer)
2006-12-05 16:52:32 · answer #3 · answered by garry.mullen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would buy a USB card for the PC. Around £5.
2006-12-05 16:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont you plug it into usb although you can try www.cablestogo.com for a gender changer
2006-12-05 16:45:13 · answer #5 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋