One man’s trash… an accessory to block a parallel port

Nate Moore discovered something in a desk drawer that we both thought worth posting: if nothing else because we’d love to find out what on Earth it’s for.

It’s a “computer accessory” – these are literally the only words printed in its box – that looks like it fits a computer’s parallel port (back when computers had them).

Front view of a computer accessory

The connector

The fun thing is that the other side of the plug is sealed!

The terminator

Maybe you’re meant to pierce and wire in a cable? Or maybe it’s to terminate the port to avoid electrical discharge of some kind?

If anyone has any idea what this is for, please post a comment. I’d be more than happy to ship it to anyone who would like it, but I somehow doubt anyone has a need for it. Do let me know, in case!

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