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Everyone thinks USB killed this 66-year-old PC port (but it secretly runs the modern world)

This 66-year-old precursor to USB refuses to become obsolete ...
Ars Technica

Last model Thinkpad that had real RS232 and DB25 parallel ports?

Serial ports were dropped before parallel ports were - my old R52 has a parallel port but not a serial port. A quick look at that list shows that the last Thinkpads that had the ports were the A31 and ...
Ars Technica

Can I use a parallel port as a com port for RS232?

???<BR><BR>I have a propriatery RS232 device that I need to connect to a computer that has no serial ports (newer laptop). The hardware has a dongle incorporated into the cable to unlock the software ...
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This forgotten port was USB before USB existed

Modern USB devices are secretly still using this 40-year-old tech ...
SlashGear

What Did Computers Use Before The USB Port Was Invented?

The USB port is something most of us take for granted. You plug in a phone, keyboard, or one of the many useful USB gadgets out there, and it just works. But not too long ago, this was basically ...