welcome :D

i thought i had to use a parallel port on a pc too ... recently my pc died , so i bought a new one with a parallel port only to find that win7 64 doesnt support P ports anymore. great ! fortunately i had already ordered a smooth stepper board and i gotta say this is the best thing since sliced bread !

build if you got the time and tools , its way more rewarding and you learn alot during the build