controlling a number of light bulbs using the parallel port

pacman61 said:

im a software developer i work with several languages,,but i dont know the first thing about hardware, so right now im working on some project, and what i would like to do is to have my software control a number of light bulbs, so i could turn on or off any light bulb at any time....i guess there would be a challenge "addressing" each light bulb to get the work done..
ps: i would like the whole system to be connected through a parallel port to one pc

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pacman61 said:

thanx for replying...
lets say 10 lights,,

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pacman61 said:

oh, ok....now what about hardware ?
what parts would i need to control a single light ? do i need a micro-controller ? and is there any ready to use circuit plan out there ?

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