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Can anyone point me in the direction of a splitter for a parallel port so i can use a printer and scanner off the one parallel port?
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hmm... wrong forum buddy :\ -
This should be the place.
You can buy add on cards that will supply the extra ports ya want but most scanners have a port on them to daisy chain the printer off. :smokin:
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It s not a paralell splitter that you need but a switchbox. there are two types manual and automatic. the difference being the manual ones tend to be uni-directional only so they will only work with some printers [advantage is they are super cheap]. the automatic ones come are bi-directional and will automatically route whatever job to the proper device.. [they start around $40 us though not including the cost of cables]
A PCI paralell port card is a wiser investment you'll add a paralell port to your PC and each device will have its own port for half the cost of the switch box.Comment
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I'm with Wiggo. Most scanners, be it SCSI or parallel have a input and an output port on the back, so you can daisy chain devices...Comment
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Where could i get a parallel card from and how much they cost?Comment
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lemme guess, you just felt the need to share your scanner's work with us? :)Comment
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Most PC shops should have them, a PCI one might set you back about $50 or soComment
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Ok here are a couple of links for ya,
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product.php3?t=4 (a bit rich though)
http://www.eyo.com.au/items.html?CatID=7;SubCatID=64 (much better prices)
Or try one of these cheap switch boxes http://jaycarstore.webfactory.com.au...xx/XC-5062.jpg which cost around $20aus and Jaycar have them plus alot of other PC stores.
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Thanks Wiggo.Comment
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