Name that cable!

monkey0506 · 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:

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

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lo_res_man · Tue 05/12/2006 20:35:11

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

monkey0506 · Tue 05/12/2006 20:37:18

Parallel looks like this:

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...

lo_res_man · Tue 05/12/2006 20:55:20

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

monkey0506 · 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?

Mr Jake · Tue 05/12/2006 21:11:20

Its a cable used for connecting printers.

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

Mozesh · 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.

monkey0506 · Tue 05/12/2006 21:34:22

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

Mr Jake · Tue 05/12/2006 21:36:52

"Printer cable"

Ashen · 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.

lo_res_man · Tue 05/12/2006 22:20:50

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

monkey0506 · Tue 05/12/2006 23:21:50

Thanks Ashen!

Micro ribbon connector

evenwolf · 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.