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EPP/ECP

Enhanced Parallel Port / Extended Capability Port

EPP is the abbreviation for Enhanced Parallel Port, a standard from 1992 from IIntel, Xircom and Zenith which allows transfer rates of 2 MB/s via the LPT port. Up to 64 devices can be connected up to it. ECP is the abbreviation for Extended Capability Port, which was developed by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard and which also includes a FIFO buffer and a data compression procedure in addition to the (previous) EPP.

Ethernet

Ethernet is a cable connected data network technology for local data networks (LANs). It allows the exchange of data if the form of data frameworks between all the drives, connected up in a local network (LAN), (computer, printer and so on)