There was a download of ParaPort 3.0 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. This free software is an intellectual property of John Owen. The software is categorized as Development Tools.
ParaPort.exe or ParaPortUtility.exe are the common file names to indicate the ParaPort installer. The following version: 3.0 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users. ParaPort can be installed on Windows XP/7/8/10/11 environment, 32-bit version. According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software.
From the developer:
ParaPort is a Windows-based program to allow hardware access to the parallel ports, LPT1 and LPT2. It can read 5 inputs (switches etc) connected to the parallel port and send 8 outputs to set individual data lines on the port either high or low.
Features:
* 5 real inputs and 8 real outputs.
* 7 internal inputs and outputs:
* Fully programmable with and, or and not logic to provide:
o latching circuits.
You may want to check out more software, such as Citeknet CAB IFilter, Citeknet RAR IFilter or Alloy, which might be similar to ParaPort.