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Answers and insight into some of the common questions and misunderstandings regarding the 1284 parallel port standard and its usage.

The Extended Capability Port, or ECP, protocol was proposed by Hewlett Packard and Microsoft as an advanced mode for communication with printer and scanner type peripherals.

As technology progressed and the need for greater external connectivity increased, the parallel port became the means by which you could connect higher performance peripherals.