Centronics and the 50-Pin Cable That Won

The New Hampshire company that shipped the first commercial impact printer in 1971, the connector it invented, how IDC crimping built the cable, and what every pin on the interface actually does.

Playlist by @parallel_port_history

8 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Crimping: IDC Connectors — FSE elearning
2. Assembling an IDC ribbon cable — Klaus K. Holst
3. Print to an Epson FX-80 from a Commodore 64 — Tim's Retro Corner
4. Parallel Centronic Port Interface - IKC - Zainab Mustafa — Zainab Mustafa
5. Parallel Ports - Minis 177 — 0612 TV w/ NERDfirst
6. IEEE488 and 14pin IEEE1284 mod Connectors — jafinch78
7. Parallel Port & Keyboard Connector — Madhuri Arade
8. CyberCulture - Vintage Tech - Parallel Port — CyberCulture