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- From: CSCDM@lusta.latrobe.edu.au (Maxwell,damian)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Paralell ZIP drive for Amiga?
- Date: 6 Feb 1996 11:19:42 GMT
- Organization: La Trobe University
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- Robert Davis (rdavis@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
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- : No. The parallel drive will not work on the Amiga.
- : I have posted an explanation on a WWW page.
- : But the simple explanation is:
- : The PC has three more programmable lines on the parallel port
- : than does the Amiga. Parallel port devices which use those lines
- : won't work on the Amiga, ever.
- arent we being a pessimisstic here?? 8-)
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- why not "adopt" some of the often spare lines on other ports??
- eg drive select lines, some modem control lines etc???
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- : rdavis@nyx.net Robert (Bob) Davis
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- : Emporia, Kansas
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- : Damian Maxwell (Penfold) : I loaned a friend $8000 for plastic :
- : cscdkm@lux.latrobe.edu.au : surgery. I really don't think he'll :
- : cscdm@lusta.latrobe.edu.au : pay me back, and now I dont know what :
- : cscdm@luxor.latrobe.edu.au : he looks like. 8-( :
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