Is it possible to connect a USB printer to a computer's serial port
using a USB/serial adapter?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ls.asp?EdpNo=1
66835&Sku=B133-1012&SRCCODE=SHOPPINGDF



"Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to connect a USB printer to a computer's serial port
> using a USB/serial adapter?

Whereas On 17 Oct 2003 12:28:41 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Tom)
scribbled:
, I thus relpy:
>Is it possible to connect a USB printer to a computer's serial port
>using a USB/serial adapter?

No. USB is too complex to replicate from the legacy ports.
You might be able to get a USB PC-card adaptor, if you have Win98.

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Gary J. Tait . Email is at yahoo.com ; ID:classicsat

Whereas On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:36:59 +0100, "Clanger"
<(E-Mail Removed)> scribbled:
, I thus relpy:
>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ls.asp?EdpNo=1
>66835&Sku=B133-1012&SRCCODE=SHOPPINGDF
>
>

The OP wants the other way round, which is impossible.

>
>"Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is it possible to connect a USB printer to a computer's serial port
>> using a USB/serial adapter?
>

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Gary J. Tait . Email is at yahoo.com ; ID:classicsat

> "Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Is it possible to connect a USB printer to a computer's serial port
> > using a USB/serial adapter?

Try this: http://tinyurl.com/rdm8

Whereas On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:21:32 -0500, "Johann Bäcker"
<(E-Mail Removed)> scribbled:
, I thus relpy:
>
>> "Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Is it possible to connect a USB printer to a computer's serial port
>> > using a USB/serial adapter?
>
>Try this: http://tinyurl.com/rdm8
>
Same thing, won't work. That device is to connect a serial device to a
PCs USB port.
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Gary J. Tait . Email is at yahoo.com ; ID:classicsat