That's exactly how my cable is also but I think it was for a 25 pin serial port on a desktop computer, not the printer port. I had to use a 25 to 9 pin adapter to plug into the serial port of the laptop. A lot of newer laptops do not have a serial port so then you have to use a USB to 9 pin adapter. It will work eventually but on some machines we've had to use a null modem also between the machine and cable. I don't think the Bridgeports need that though.
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