msp430 jtag: does usb = parallel + par-to-usb cable?

i see usb JTAGs selling for ~$70.  e.g.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=606

i'm wondering though is i could get a parallel JTAG for $15:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=15

and combine it with a usb to parallel db25 cable for $5:

http://tinyurl.com/2r97te

will that work!??  thanks.

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:50:27 -0400, 4MLA1FN <eff1fan@yahoo.com> wrote:

>and combine it with a usb to parallel db25 cable for $5:

ooops.  posted wrong link:

http://tinyurl.com/2qgtxf

4MLA1FN wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:50:27 -0400, 4MLA1FN <eff1fan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>and combine it with a usb to parallel db25 cable for $5:
> 
> 
> ooops.  posted wrong link:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/2qgtxf

great for standard printers, and I figure no chance of working to a 
programmer without a software rewrite of the driver.

Don...


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On Mar 13, 1:50 am, 4MLA1FN <eff1...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> and combine it with a usb to parallel db25 cable for $5:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2r97te
>
> will that work!??  thanks.

In general, no. The USB to parallel cables don't provide a fully
virtualized parallel port.

On 13 Mar 2007 04:11:42 -0700, "larwe" <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote:

>In general, no. The USB to parallel cables don't provide a fully
>virtualized parallel port.
okay, i figure it was too good to be true.  i'll get the real usb
version.  thanks alot for the input.

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:50:22 +1100, Don McKenzie <look@mysig.com>
wrote:

>...no chance of working...without a software rewrite of the driver.

hi don.  thanks alot for the advise.  i'll get the usb fet.

4MLA1FN wrote:
> 
>> and combine it with a usb to parallel db25 cable for $5:
> 
> ooops.  posted wrong link:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/2qgtxf

Why do people use these 'tinyurl's?  They give no warning as to
what they are connecting to, and I have no idea what their
half-life is, but I suspect it is fairly short.

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On 2007-03-14, CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 4MLA1FN wrote:
>> 
>>> and combine it with a usb to parallel db25 cable for $5:
>> 
>> ooops.  posted wrong link:
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/2qgtxf
>
> Why do people use these 'tinyurl's?  They give no warning as
> to what they are connecting to,

In my experience, that is exactly why: they point to something
you wouldn't click on if you knew what it really was.

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On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:21:45 -0500, CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Why do people use these 'tinyurl's?

sorry. just a habit i've gotten into to avoid urls wrapping, etc.  you
raise a good point though.