The Long Goodbye: USB and the Port That Won't Die

How USB buried LPT1 — and why LinuxCNC routers, industrial machines and vintage print servers still ship with a DB25.

Playlist by @parallel_port_history

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. What's the Difference Between Parallel and Serial? — Techquickie
2. Serial Ports Are STILL Around! — Techquickie
3. What REALLY Happened to IBM PCs? Shocking Truth Revealed! — History of Gadgets
4. Why Are Laptop Ports Disappearing — Tech Riddle
5. parallel port to usb printer cable — kottakkal IT
6. CNC Parallel port trouble shooting — eish-cnc
7. Linux CNC PCI Parallel Port Install — Iron Forest Knives
8. LinuxCNC for the Hobbyist - 020 - Parallel Port Revisited — Joe Hildreth
9. Let's make a network print server for vintage, parallel printers — The Vintage Computer
10. The History of USB — How One Port Changed Computer Forever — ARLO