Parallel Printer Cable Connectors

The cn36 male connector is on the right.

Parallel printer cable connectors.

A flat type a plug on the computer and a square type b plug on the printer. 4 5 out of 5 stars based on 10 reviews 10 ratings current price 8 99 8. Ugreen usb to db25 parallel printer cable adapter male to female connector ieee 1284 converter for laptop desktop pc supports windows mac os linux 6ft 4 3 out of 5 stars 358 11 99 11. Sabrent 6ft usb 2 0 to db25f parallel printer cable usb db25f type.

If you have a printer that was built in the late 1990s back to the 1970s it s probably using the parallel cable to connect to your pc. Connectors on the opposite end of a parallel cable though can vary depending on the type of external device to which the cable connects. Product title sabrent usb to parallel ieee 1284 printer cable adap. A male connector with 25 pins and a centronics connector with a micro ribbon plug.

Free shipping on printer cables designed for the devices you use most. Mac pc or bluetooth adapters. This cable adapter has a standard type a usb plug. In the case of usb cables almost all printing devices have female connectors but use plugs with different shapes.

Shop best buy for usb printer cable and more. All parallel cables have a male db 25 connector that connects to the female db 25 port on the rear of the computer. Most parallel versions have a db25 plug. Ibm standardized the parallel cable with a db25f connector on the pc side and the 36 pin centronics connector on the printer side.

The original ibm parallel printer adapter for the ibm pc was designed to support 8 bit data bidirectionally in 1981. The usb to db25 adapter provides you with an external db25 female plug and play connection for use with computers notebooks and handheld computing devices that support usb.