Should I connect printer serial or parallel?

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From: Jerry Natowitz
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 1991 20:02

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I have an Epson LQ800 printer that I will connecting to my not yet
received PC.  Is there any performance advantage to using the parallel
port on the printer instead of the serial port?  I intend to get some
sort of spool/despool software (any recommendations?) and might be hitting
the printer rather heavily.
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Subject: Should I connect printer serial or parallel?
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Date: 21 Jan 91 20:02:17 GMT
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