The Shareware “SciTech Display Doctor”, a VESA graphics driver for PC graphics cards both for MSDOS programs and for Win95, Win98.
Up to version 5.3 inclusively, an expiring shareware version can be turned into a full version by entering a registration key! With version 5.3a, this policy was discontinued.
The tool “TVTool” enables video-out for graphics card with Bt868/Bt869 chipset, e.g. my Erazor III Pro Video Retail graphics card. “TVTool 4.61” is the latest uncrippled freeware version.
The tool “TVCC” enables video-out for graphics cards with Chrontel chipset ( e.g. ASUS graphics cards ). No more Macrovision copy-protection !
Once there was “DeskTV” - A free overlay software for many graphics cards with video input and VfW drivers ( ELSA Victory Erazor, graphics cards with BT848chipset. Autor: Archive.org "Michael Tirtasana".
The Shareware “UniRefresh 1.43” for MSDOS by Rob Muller - A universal MSDOS refresh rate utility using VESA VBE 3.0.
“4COM” - Legacy ISA-BUS I/O card, with 4 x RS232 ( FIFO buffered ), 2 x parallel bidirectional ports, freely configurable interrupts. Date of production & documentation: 1992-12-12.
StarTech "1 Port PCI Parallel Adapter Card" - “The adapter card supports EPP, ECP, SPP and BPP parallel communications, and is simple to install in virtually any PC. The card supports Windows Vista, XP, ME, 2000, 98, 95, NT4, DOS and Linux, plus IRQ sharing and plug and play capabilities guarantee convenient, hassle-free connections to any parallel peripheral”.
ZOTAC - Mini PCs and GeForce GTX Gaming Graphics Cards”.
ZOTAC "MAGNUS EN1070K with Windows 10" - Used by the online gaming providers “Gaijin” at public marketing events for free playing of their online games, in 2017.
HP ProBook 6560b - Port replicating “Docking Station” with serial COM1 and parallel printer interface available . 15.6” display → “6560b”, Firewire. 1600 x 900 graphics resulution.
HP ProBook 6475b - Port replicating “Docking Station” with serial COM1 and parallel printer interface available . 14” display → “6475b”, Firewire. There are models with either 1.366 x 768 or 1600 x 900 graphics resulution ?!
HP ProBook 6570b” - Port replicating Docking station available . !5.6” display → “6570b”. 1.366 x 768 graphics resulution .
HP ProBook 4740s - Just USB docking station . 17.3” display → “4740x”, 1600 x900 graphics resultion.
Samsung P55 LXD T7250 - the extra docking station “Samsung X DOCK II DOCKING STATION” has a serial COM1 and parallel printer interface.
IBM Lenovo T-Series - the extra docking station “ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock” ( but not the “ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator” ) has a serial COM1 and parallel printer interface.
EN.Wikipedia "Comparison of AMD chipsets" - Section Southbridges”, tables “AMD-xxx” and “A-Link Express” with column “Parallel ATA” → With interfaces for classical “parallel ATA” devices.
My PCI motherboard GIGABYTE GA-6BXC, with Intel 440BX chipset, 4 x PCI slots, 3 x ISA slots, 1 x AGP slot, 3 x SIMM sockets, equipped with a Pentium III CPU, 550 Mhz.
The manufacturer of the CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER-PRO soundcard (8-bit, stereo, half-duplex) I once owned, and the manufacturer of my CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER-16 ISA NON-PNP soundcard.
I was told that the cheap PC power supply “LC-P HM-780” has many legacy power interfaces for legacy devices ( floppy, hdd, CD-ROM drive ) , but I did not yet check that.
C´t Systeminfo - Special free PC system information tools, including “Patch für Borland-Pascal Programme bei Verwendung von Pentium II/II oder Athlon über 550 MHz”.