Re: Hooking Up Two Printers


"E (Bet) Anthony" <ebanthony@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jerry Okamura wrote:
>
>> "Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley" <cowartmisc1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1137705789.658828.247420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>Yes, there are several ways, depending on your PC's ports and the
>>>printers' connections.
>>>
>>>You PC probably has a parallel port, aka LPT1 - that is good for one
>>>printer. Some older PCs have another parallel port LPT2.
>>>
>>>Your PC probably has at least one serial port - that is good for
>>>another printer, but some printers don't have a serial connection.
>>>
>>>Your PC probably has at least one USB port - that is good for several
>>>more printers, but some printers don't have a USB connection. If you
>>>only have one USB port available, you can connect a USB hub to it, to
>>>provide more connections.
>>>
>>>You can add expansion cards to your PC to provide more ports of all
>>>types.
>>
>>
>> Well, my kids just bought me this computer, so it is only a year old....
>>
>>>You can connect your LPT1 to a "switch box" and connect 2 printers to
>>>that.
>>
>>
>> That sounds like what I would like to do, i.e. buy a switch box. What
>> kind of switch box should I get?
>>
>>
>
> For the best advice you should tell us the model number of the two
> printers and the new computer.

Gateway computer, don't know the model since it was a Xmas present, an old
HP Laserjet 4P, and a new Cannon Multipass printer.


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