# USB-Parallel adapter with EPP?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-parallel-adapter-with-epp/293974>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 11, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-parallel-adapter-with-epp/293974 "2005-03-11T04:37:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-parallel-adapter-with-epp/293974/1 "2005-03-11T04:37:43Z")

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I have a CCD imager with an EPP parallel port which I want to connect to a laptop. The laptop has no parallel port. Is there a USB-parallel adapter that supports the full EPP protocol? I’ve been googling for 15 minutes and can’t find a single one. Do I need to resort to a PCMCIA-parallel adapter?

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**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-parallel-adapter-with-epp/293974/2 "2005-03-11T15:42:17Z")

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[Micro Center](http://www.microcenter.com) has almost any adapter you need. [This one](http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0179148) may work for you.