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Title: Name that cable!
Post by: monkey0506 on Tue 05/12/2006 20:32:49

I have a pile of computer cables...ancient computer cables ;)...sitting next to my computer that was given to me and I was wondering what kind of cable one of them was:

(http://www.meleepta.com/file.php?dir=monkey_05_06&file=cable.png)

That's one end of it...the other end is a USB plug...anyway thanks for any help in identifying this item!

[EDIT:]

It seems that using PHP to allow hotlinking is actually working. Hooray!

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: lo_res_man on Tue 05/12/2006 20:35:11

parallel port? I'm not sure, but thats what I think it is.

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: monkey0506 on Tue 05/12/2006 20:37:18

Parallel looks like this:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Parallel_computer_printer_port.jpg/250px-Parallel_computer_printer_port.jpg)

Well...that's a female not a male. Anyway...I don't know how to find a better image of this cable since I don't know what kind of cable it is...but it doesn't have prongs. It just has metal receptors of some sort...

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: lo_res_man on Tue 05/12/2006 20:55:20

(http://www.goodway.com.tw/en/prodimg/mpic/ieee1284_a_250.jpg)
IS this it? yes I know you said its got a usb on the other end but maybe its a system that allows you to connect a something (old printer) to a usb port

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: monkey0506 on Tue 05/12/2006 21:08:03

The one end appears to be similar to the end on the right. And as pictured it's a male plug. The other end is a USB plug, also male. So I assume you have some idea what this thing is?

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: Mr Jake on Tue 05/12/2006 21:11:20

Its a cable used for connecting printers.

Possibly other things, but not as far as I know.

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: Mozesh on Tue 05/12/2006 21:32:51

Quote from: Hotspot on Tue 05/12/2006 21:11:20
Its a cable used for connecting printers.

Possibly other things, but not as far as I know.

Printers and really old scanners I think.

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: monkey0506 on Tue 05/12/2006 21:34:22

Thanks for identifying what its use is. Does it by any chance have a name though?

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: Mr Jake on Tue 05/12/2006 21:36:52

"Printer cable"

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: Ashen on Tue 05/12/2006 22:05:14

I think it's called a 'Centronic' (or 'Centronics') cable, but that might just be a brand name.

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: lo_res_man on Tue 05/12/2006 22:20:50

Artefact #38572
At an arceological dig 3000 years from now, that is.

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: monkey0506 on Tue 05/12/2006 23:21:50

Thanks Ashen!

Micro ribbon connector (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centronics_connector)

Title: Re: Name that cable!
Post by: evenwolf on Wed 06/12/2006 02:04:12

The other day I found something that looked like a parellel port which connected to a Sega Genesis!

It was for a really old, cheesy virtual reality headset. What a load of useless garbage. There's the end result of Lawnmower Man. Consumers falling for peices of technology trash.

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