See serial interface. Earlier printers used a Centronics parallel cable to attach to the computer, and disk drives used a parallel ATA (PATA) cable to connect to the motherboard. See Centronics ...

USB-C is set to become the standard connector for devices from mobile phones to heated pillows, but what is it, and why is it ...

The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things ... creating a USB serial port for each attached computer. The TX and RX lines are cross-connected to allow communication between ...

[Erik] enjoyed the gift, but since his friend hadn’t sent the necessary serial cable he really couldn’t do that much with it. He searched online only to discover the cable is very difficult to ...