100% agree. It is at PITA that routers etc. do not have the serial port for console configuration any more, but requires that configuration is done in a web interface, so one have to start ...

Already, [serdef]’s parallel port graphics card is a real, working product and has caught the attention of Lazy Game Reviews and the 8-Bit-Guy, you can check out those video reviews below.

Supporting both IEEE1284-I and -II bi-directional parallel communications between personal computers and peripherals, the 74LVC161284TTR and 74LVCZ161284ATTR parallel-port transceivers can each ...

Before USB ports became standard on PCs, several devices connected through a serial port. They're obsolete in many ways, but they still see some use.

The example data interface consists of an 8-bit parallel-load shift register (U3) and an open-drain logic gate (U4). It reads U2's I/O pin and supplies parallel data.