Parallel port emulator

[Guest]

I need, on occasion, to connect to a device (some older POS terminals &
certain industrial equipment are good examples) that has a parallel port.
With newer laptops coming out sans parallel ports, I can get a physical
USB-to-parallel adapter.

The problem is not the hardware device itself, but the fact that some device
drivers available will not recognize the USB port (imagine that!). Does
anyone know of a software product that makes a serial or USB port emulate a
parallel port so that these older drivers can see it correctly as a parallel
port.

Is this even possible with XP, or should I just keep my old laptop around
wiht its trusty parallel port for these occasions?

 

[Tritium]

I need, on occasion, to connect to a device (some older POS terminals &
certain industrial equipment are good examples) that has a parallel port.
With newer laptops coming out sans parallel ports, I can get a physical
USB-to-parallel adapter.

The problem is not the hardware device itself, but the fact that some device
drivers available will not recognize the USB port (imagine that!). Does
anyone know of a software product that makes a serial or USB port emulate a
parallel port so that these older drivers can see it correctly as a parallel
port.

Is this even possible with XP, or should I just keep my old laptop around
wiht its trusty parallel port for these occasions?

I'd keep the old laptop with the parallel port until the older
devices are themselves upgraded to work with newer equipment.
The path of the parallel port is that of extinction.

 

[Guest]

I agree, but some industries just don't seem to keep up. I'll keep my old one
around for the occasional rescue job.

Thanks.