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Owyyn
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 Posted: 02/26/05 - 20:54 Post subject: What's this computer part called?
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I have a scanner I got in like 98. The end of the cable for it looks exactly like the printer port on my motherboard. What is this called?
I need to find a PCI card so I can hook this thing up again. The card it originally came with was ISA... useless now.
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Scrum
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Location: London, Ontario
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 20:59 Post subject:
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Probably serial/com.
I doubt your scanner would use a printer port.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 21:03 Post subject:
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Ohhhh! I didn't realize there were two different sized serial ports. Thanks!
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kireol
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 21:20 Post subject:
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a new scanner would be USB and probably out do your old scanner and probably cost aroun $30 these days
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Owyyn
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 21:32 Post subject:
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| kireol wrote: | | a new scanner would be USB and probably out do your old scanner and probably cost aroun $30 these days |
No it was a really nice high quality one. I'd rather spend the $2 for the 9-pin to 25-pin serial adapter.
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icebreaker
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 21:42 Post subject:
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isa scsi interface card..good luck finding a replacement
no way in hell it was a 25 pin serial port connector serial ports were just to slow
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Overon
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 22:02 Post subject:
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....... parallel port?
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Owyyn
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 22:38 Post subject:
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| icebreaker wrote: | isa scsi interface card..good luck finding a replacement
no way in hell it was a 25 pin serial port connector serial ports were just to slow |
Wrong. Just got back from Radio Shack. Works great.
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Kitsumi
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Posted: 02/26/05 - 22:55 Post subject:
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I love teh high tech names they used to give computer parts. Cleverly labeling them by the number of pins they had.
Kits
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Overon
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Callaren
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Posted: 02/27/05 - 07:37 Post subject:
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| Overon wrote: | | ....... parallel port? |
WINNAR! Parallel ports are 25 pins and transmit data one byte at a time. Serial ports are 9 pins and transmit data one bit at a time.
Last edited by Callaren on 02/27/05 - 15:47; edited 1 time in total
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kireol
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Posted: 02/27/05 - 11:01 Post subject:
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serial also comes in 25 pin variety
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wellspoken
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Posted: 02/27/05 - 14:52 Post subject:
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| kireol wrote: | | serial also comes in 25 pin variety |
he said that.
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kireol
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Posted: 02/27/05 - 15:47 Post subject:
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| wellspoken wrote: | | kireol wrote: | | serial also comes in 25 pin variety |
he said that. |
did you bother reading or just post? apology accepted
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