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04-25-2024 01:42 PM - edited 04-25-2024 01:45 PM
There is not any way I am aware of to connect the HP1284 Parallel EIO card with the I/O options available in your desktop PC.
What you will need is a PCIe x1 Parallel port DB25 card.
Your PC does have an unused PCIe x1 slot that can be used to add a parallel port DB25 interface to your desktop PC
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