This converter may help if just the serial port on a personal computer is free, whereas the printer needs a parallel (Centronics) port. It converts a serial 2400 baud signal into a parallel signal.

This application note presents the process of converting a serial output into parallel output using common serial-to-parallel register integrated circuits. The document also discussed the CS556x/7x/8x ...

I have a microfiche reader that has a parallel output that connects directly to a Canon FilePrint 400 printer.<BR><BR>I would like to instead route this output to a computer, and essentially "scan" to ...