[Stentor]

Maybe it's just me, but the thought that an item necessary for the most basic hookup and use of such a device wouldn't be included, simply never occured to me.

Never got a parallel cable with my parallel printers.

[william clark]

But am I not correct in thinking that you would have the capability of using the printer in a non-parallel manner? In this case, I can't do a single thing, including completing the setup procedure, without the cable.