USB to Parallel Printer Port?

[Konan]

My new Shuttle runs Debian fine, but like most new systems, the old serial and parallel ports are long gone. I have no problems with the serial port - there is a Sourceforge driver to use with most PL-2303 type USB to Serial adapter cables.

But, I am having trouble googling up the USB to Parallel connection. There are no lack of USB/Parallel cables, but all that I have found come with canned software for Windows and only for connecting a printer.

I have several non-printer devices that connect via the P-Port that I access using a Perl driver from CPAN. Anybody know of an open source *nix driver for any particular USB/PP cable? Or had any experience in moving from the straight PP to a USB/PP connection to a non-printer device?

Thanks
Konan

[michaelk]

I have never had the need for a parallel port adapter yet but check out:
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevcat.php?id=6

AFAIK these really are for printers only. They are not compatible with devices that expect to use a regular i.e. legacy printer I/O ports. They are not addressable as such.