does my printer need an ieee 1284 controller to work

IEEE 1284-I covers cables that use DB-25 to Centronics 36-pin cables. There are two types of IEEE standards for parallel cables: IEEE 1284-I and IEEE 1284-II. The IEEE 1284 standards define the standards for the various types of printer cables and how they transmit data from computers to printers or other devices. Just as with most other computer cables and devices, manufacturers produce parallel cables based on IEEE industry standards. The Mini-Centronics interface used for cables needed for a few older laser printers resembles a much smaller version of the original Centronics connector. The standard 36-pin Centronics connector used to connect to printers has a large female slot opening with metal slots on either side. A few older HP and IBM laser printers shipped with a smaller Mini-Centronics connector. Therefore, the most common connector combination found on a parallel cable is a male DB-25 to Centronics 36-pin connection type. Modern heavy-duty business printers that still include parallel port connections usually have this type of interface as well.

Most printers made before the emergence of USB had 36-pin Centronics adapters. Connectors on the opposite end of a parallel cable, though, can vary depending on the type of external device to which the cable connects. All parallel cables have a male DB-25 connector that connects to the female DB-25 port on the rear of the computer. Consequently, the ends of the parallel cables that connect to PCs are the same regardless of type. Parallel printer ports on computers are virtually all the same with the exception of those on a very few custom-made machines.

Does my printer need an ieee 1284 controller to work