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Originally Posted by prowler
The Amiga's parallel port is not wired the same way as a PC's parallel port, so no standard cables will do the job. Proprietary cables like this always have to be made by someone, and there is just not sufficient demand for them to be worth selling, so you'll either have to make your own or modify another parallel cable, provided the D-type plugs are not encapsulated.
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Cables such as
this used to be available at your typical office supply store, electronics store, etc so don't have to be custom made. This is the type I use with PC2Amiga. There is a schematic to build an even faster cable but since the standard cable is so much faster than serial, I find it satisfactory.