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Is this actually possible? USB->PS2->Serial->lpt?

digibucc

digibucc

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the picture explains it best:

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obviously they physically plug together, but could you actually access a USB drive this way?
 
o.O
I dont think i want to know the concequences
I know PS2 to USB wont work for a memory stick though, as it's the wrong data protocol.
 
that's what I thought, it's just not something I had ever really considered. as I said hardware wise obviously they connect but I doubt you can actually use it like that.
 
Parallel & Serial dont provide power like USB does. Plus the controller protocols are different, so it wouldn't work :toast:
 
yeah no way jose ;)
 
thanks guys. i highly doubted it but i couldn't say why. :)
 
Replace the USB stick with a USB modem and you'll be the first person in the world who commits Crimes Against Electronics.
 
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