Re: Centronics 2 Standard parallel

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1990 17:17

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In article <8037@chaph.usc.edu> aliu@alcor.usc.edu (Terminal Entry) writes:
>Can someone help me with making a Centronics parallel to Standard parallel
>cable?

Actually, Centronics connectors *are* the standard parallel ones.  The
amazingly stupid idea of using DB25s for parallel ports came from IBM.

I know, it's quibbling...
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