Fast Parallell/Serial port!

[jonssonj]

Hello!

I wonder which electronic device I'm going to buy to get a fast serial and a fast parallell port to my A1200. I have the Fast ATA chips on my mobo, so I don't know if there is an upgrade that fits the small hole down to the clockport.

I want some advice.

/Jörgen

[lionstorm]

I bought a VarIO from individual computers and it is a great product. It contains a fast serial and a fast parallele port plus it is zorro or clockport. I had mine first as clockport than plugged it in one slot of my zorro4 board.
Higher transfer rate when using a modem connected to the internet because of the FIFO cache and faster printing plus you can plug a parallele zip drive from the pc world.
What do you want more for 100 euros (AFAIR).
Lio

[jonssonj]

Hello!

It seems a little bit expensive, 100 Euro for one parallell port and one Serial port. Does this fit when you have the mediator card over the clockport?

Where can I order one? I visited Individual computers homepage, but I could not find anywhere to order on their homepage.

Is there any other alternatives?

/Jörgen

[patrik]

@jonssonj:

You can buy the HyperCOM 3+ which has two fast serial and one fast parallel port from GGS-Data in sweden for 550 SEK.

The HyperCOM 3+ is connected with a cable to the clock port so it should not suffer from any physical conflicts with other expansions. See this link for more information.


/Patrik

[bloodline]

Wouldn't the best allround idea be to get a Clockport USB card, then get a Serial and Parallel adaptor if and when you need them.

Ther is not point adding yet more legacy to the system :-)

[lionstorm]

Well I overestimated the price.
KDH is selling VarIO at 49 and 59 Euros.
Go and check :

http://www.kdh-amiga-shop.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=97739d24484eb6d3a92ade906ee61eca&osCsid=97739d24484eb6d3a92ade906ee61eca&keywords=vario

Lio

[jonssonj]

Hello!

bloodline wrote:
Wouldn't the best allround idea be to get a Clockport USB card, then get a Serial and Parallel adaptor if and when you need them.

Ther is not point adding yet more legacy to the system :-)

I need the fast parallell port for my HP laserprinter. I have the mediator in my A1200 so I do not need a USB for the clockport. I'm going to get the Spider II USB card for mediator.

/Jörgen

[bloodline]

jonssonj wrote:
Hello!

bloodline wrote:
Wouldn't the best allround idea be to get a Clockport USB card, then get a Serial and Parallel adaptor if and when you need them.

Ther is not point adding yet more legacy to the system :-)

I need the fast parallell port for my HP laserprinter. I have the mediator in my A1200 so I do not need a USB for the clockport. I'm going to get the Spider II USB card for mediator.

/Jörgen

If you are getting a Spider anyway, then get a USB->Parallel addaptor don't waste money on old I/O boards :-)

[jonssonj]

Hello!

Is there such a converter? I did not know that. Can I trust that this USB->Parallell converter really works 100%?

/Jörgen

[Doobrey]

jonssonj wrote:
Can I trust that this USB->Parallell converter really works 100%?

It depends on who made the converter, some stick to the USB specs, others are "close enough".. and some only have closed source Windows & Mac drivers :pissed:
 At least with a Vario you know it`ll work..

Have a look on the E3B USB page, it has a list of stuff that`s known to work or not work. (I know the page is Highway/Algor/Subway specific, but it uses the same USB stack as the Spider)

BTW, why use a USB->Parallel converter for a printer?? Why not get a new USB one?

[jonssonj]

Hello!

I bought a very expensive laser printer for many years ago. Its price was about 1200 EURO back then and the printer have post script level 2 and it can print at a dpi of 600x600 and it can print about 6 pages/minutes and the printer also have IR communication and some upgrading abilities in form of more memory and so on.

Today you can get a printer like this for much less money, but I'm very happy with my printer and I have never regret that I bought that printer. It have never failed me and I have only switched Toner in it one time so far. Actually I bought this printer specifically to my A1200...  :-)  I have many fond memories of my printer...  :-)

[jonssonj]

Hello!

By the way, I have ordered the hypercom 3+ from GGS data in Sweden. I hope it will arrive this week.

/Jörgen