In the early days of personal computing a parallel printer cable could refer to any of a wide range of cables that connected a computer and a printer. Over time, standards were established or adopted, ...

First introduced in 1970, parallel ports were originally designed to connect business computers to printers. With their inclusion on the IBM PC in the early 1980s, they became an industry standard.

The promise of wireless networking is, by definition, a promise of operating without wires. However, promises don’t always meet expectations. The majority of printers currently in use are not wireless ...