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(do they make a USB to parallel converter?)
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(yes!)
[QUOTE=El_Kabong]
Likewise, one of the data acquisition systems my company uses in the field is a veritable museum of bizarre interface choices. The main real-time computer in the system does not use the parallel port for printing; instead the port is used to drive a little box containing an audible alarm and warning light. Why? 'Cause back in the day, computer speakers were not loud enough for anyone to hear a system alarm when it went off.
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Actually, you’re thinking of the mouse port which connects to the EAB. 
Anyhoo, my new employer uses a dongle which can only connect through a parallel port
I use the one on my desktop system for a dongle for Cubase.