Hi Bjoern, forgot to say ...
- you can buy a parallel-controller for your computer
for desktops buy a PCI parallel card
for laptops there are PCMCIA-cards with parallel port available
these cards do not offer regular LPT-ports but will work fine with parallel dongles
- PC Soft sends a new dongle in advance if you give them your credit card details. If they don't receive your defective dongle within two weeks they would charge the full 990,- Euros to your credit card.
Kind regards,
Guenter