31.   One is to get a switch box, which will let you run multiple devices off the single parallel port on your PC.

32.   One serial and one parallel port let you hook up a printer and modem.

33.   Running through the parallel port, however, exacts a big penalty in speed.

34.   Since it plugs into a standard parallel port, you can carry a single drive from computer to computer as you need to back them up.

35.   The average machine has two serial ports and one parallel port.

36.   The Backpack has a pass-through for the printer cable if you elect to hook it up to your parallel port.

37.   The kit has a case and connector cord, power supply, parallel port cable, mounting rails and screws.

38.   The most common is via the parallel port, the same connection used for a printer.

39.   The Mac fans had it all over the PC users here, because SCSI is much faster than a parallel port.

40.   The others are parallel ports and serial bus ports.