(from Belkin's Website) This PRO 15 foot Parallel Printer Cable links a Centronics-36, female-port printer to a female-DB25-PC port, featuring an exclusive wiring design and cable technology, it guarantees optimal performance and data transfer. Features: · Provides maximum conductivity and keeps data loss to a minimum with gold-plated copper contacts · Installs easily with comfortably oversized ergonomic thumbscrews · Features ground indents for excellent conductivity and retention with mating conductors · Installs easily in tight areas using Flextec cable jacket for extreme flexibility · Ensures a lifetime of error-free data transmission with molded-strain relief and PVC overmolding · Minimizes cross talk and ensures high-speed, error-free transmission with 28-gauge, stranded, tinned-copper conductors individually insulated in polypropylene · Encapsulates individual conductors to ensure electrical isolation and relieve stress--using PVC premold design