MY PC DOESN'T HAVE A PARALLEL PORT HOW CAN I GET PRINTOUT?

CB,

There are so many options for you.

Did you do a Google or Bing search? Take a look at http://www.dos2usb.com/.

You can also redirect an LPT printer port to a USB port. See
http://www.decompile.com/dataflex/t...inter.htm.

My favorite solution (if I may suggest) is to rewrite the DOS program as a
window program and use a USB laser printer (whatever width you need) as
output. It can be very cost effective. But of course, I've written hundreds
of DOS and Windows programs; I'm a professional software developer.

P.S. It's called a dot matrix printer, not a dot metric printer.

Bob.

"CB" wrote in message
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Dear All,

I have using a DOS Based Program on Windows XP environment to do my office
work. That program using Parallel port to (LPT 1) get printout We are using
EPSON and Lexmark Wide Carriage Dot Metric Printers. Now I have a Big
Problem I've changed the My PC to new IBM PC. All programs are working fine.
But this Machine doesn't have a LPT (Parallel Port). All of my Printers
Support USB But My Program doesn't support USB. Anyone please help me to
connect my Dos Based Program to map LPT port.
Thanks in Advance.
CB

You may try to look for converter for Parallel port to USB port. If you got
networking system just get a "print server" a device convert the parallel
port to RJ-45 which allow you connect to HUB or SWITCH.

"CB" wrote:

Dear All,

I have using a DOS Based Program on Windows XP environment to do my office
work. That program using Parallel port to (LPT 1) get printout We are using
EPSON and Lexmark Wide Carriage Dot Metric Printers. Now I have a Big
Problem I've changed the My PC to new IBM PC. All programs are working fine.
But this Machine doesn't have a LPT (Parallel Port). All of my Printers
Support USB But My Program doesn't support USB. Anyone please help me to
connect my Dos Based Program to map LPT port.
Thanks in Advance.
CB




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On 05/25/10 9:14 AM, Calvin wrote:

You may try to look for converter for Parallel port to USB port. If you got
networking system just get a "print server" a device convert the parallel
port to RJ-45 which allow you connect to HUB or SWITCH.

"CB" wrote:

Dear All,

I have using a DOS Based Program on Windows XP environment to do my office
work. That program using Parallel port to (LPT 1) get printout We are using
EPSON and Lexmark Wide Carriage Dot Metric Printers. Now I have a Big
Problem I've changed the My PC to new IBM PC. All programs are working fine.
But this Machine doesn't have a LPT (Parallel Port). All of my Printers
Support USB But My Program doesn't support USB. Anyone please help me to
connect my Dos Based Program to map LPT port.
Thanks in Advance.
CB

The computer doesn't have an open PCI bus????

You can buy a parallel-port card for under $20. More likely to work
than a USB adapter.