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On 05/27/2012 11:30 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
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> I was told at my local electronic store that I needed
> a PS/2 to USB _converter_, which costs several times as much as a mouse
-=-

converter is correct.


> More seriously, my favourite HP LaserJet 5L with a Centronics connector
> has been idle for a couple of years, since the last machine with a
> Centronics socket went to the computer graveyard. I've often wondered
> if a simple Centronics to USB adaptor could work?
-=-

an HP LaserJet 5L uses a centronics _type_ connector, but it uses a different
communication standard then what centronics is.

it uses ieee 1284, a bi-directional parallel communications and requires
higher quality and shorter length cables than centronics. see;

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1284

if you wish to put the HP LaserJet 5L back in service, do not use a
centronics/usb adapter. get an ieee 1284 card.


hth.
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peace out.

tc.hago,

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