> There is a square port with a squigely lie next to it; is that the
 > input for the USB cable?
	Both my  Canon F-30 and my HP LaserJet 1012 have that kind of USB port 
and the cables I bought have a connector for it on one end and a 
rectangular connector on the other to plug into the USB port on the PC. 
I assume the small square style is the std. device connector--except for 
my 128MB USB "lipstick" drive. It fits the rectangular connector.

A USB connection is MUCH faster than a parallel one, which makes a big 
difference if you're scanning a large photo at high resolution-- 2 
minutes vs 10 minutes for an 8x10 @ 1200dpi. (USB 1)

But all of this is moot unless you can find a Linux driver for the beast 
or resign yourself to using it only with the Redmond product. BTW, I 
tried sending plain ASCII characters to my F-30. It sat there like a 
lump & totally ignored me.

-mj-

Michael Havens wrote:

> 
> You know, after reading up on this printer it appears that it has a USB cable. 
> I don't see a USB connector on the back, only a parallel port. That is why I 
> just used my old cable. Are the printer cables USB on one end and parallel on 
> the other? There is a square port with a squigely lie next to it; is that the 
> input for the USB cable? I suppose that port doesnh't matter since there is a 
> parallel cable. Does anyone understand what I'm talking about:?) Anyways... 
> do I neede to try it with a differant cable or else just get another printer?
> 


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