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  • Artefil
    Technician
    • Aug 2023
    • 16
    #1

    [Misc] Looking for a brand new printer with particular specs

    Hello,
    A customer of mine is looking for a brand new printer (color one will be prefered) with a DB25 connector :
    1-For security reason can't use an USB connector,
    2-Program which is using the printer is written under DOS 6.22
    Any idea?
    Artefil
    Tags: 2-program, brand, connector, db25, printer
    • blackcat4866
      Master Of The Obvious

      Site Contributor
      10,000+ Posts
      • Jul 2007
      • 22741
      #2
      Re: Looking for a brand new printer with particular specs

      That's going to be a problem for you. Parallel cable printing had gone obsolete a long time ago (20 yrs ago?).

      Your only option will be an ancient refurbished HP Laserjet, as far as I know. =^..^=
      If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
      1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
      2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
      3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
      4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
      5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

      blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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        • SalesServiceGuy
          Field Supervisor

          Site Contributor
          5,000+ Posts
          • Dec 2009
          • 7902
          #3
          Re: Looking for a brand new printer with particular specs

          ... I recommend the customer buys a box of colour crayons.

          DOS 6.22 is pre Windows 95, before Windows 7.

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            • slimslob
              Retired

              Site Contributor
              25,000+ Posts
              • May 2013
              • 35155
              #4
              Re: Looking for a brand new printer with particular specs

              If by DB25 you mean RS-232 Serial interface port on the printer, about all you are going to find are serial receipt printers and they are more likely to only have a DB9 connector. If instead you mean to connect to a DB25 parallel port on the computer Ricoh and most like a other MFP manufacturers have an IEEE 1284 interface option.

              Otherwise, it is time for our customer to move out of the dark ages.

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                • mloudy
                  Senior Tech

                  500+ Posts
                  • Oct 2015
                  • 751
                  #5
                  Re: Looking for a brand new printer with particular specs

                  You can still get a new mono Lexmark printer with an optional RS-232C Serial Interface Card or a parallel 1284-B Interface Card. The color printers do not have these options.

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                    • rthonpm
                      Field Supervisor

                      2,500+ Posts
                      • Aug 2007
                      • 2844
                      #6
                      Re: Looking for a brand new printer with particular specs

                      Originally posted by Artefil
                      Hello,
                      A customer of mine is looking for a brand new printer (color one will be prefered) with a DB25 connector :
                      1-For security reason can't use an USB connector,
                      2-Program which is using the printer is written under DOS 6.22
                      Any idea?
                      Artefil
                      A time machine to take them back to 1998.

                      Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk

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