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- From: rdavis@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Robert Davis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: PC Par. Port - why not?
- Date: 16 Feb 1996 10:49:47 -0700
- Organization: University of Denver, Math/CS Dept.
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- afarleig@tdsnet.com (AWFarleigh) writes:
-
-
- >It seems to me that even though the PCs parallel port is not exactly the
- >same as the Amigas, that it would not be that difficult to create a smal
-
- >interface with a gal or fpga to do the logic translation. Discrete
- >surface mount may be an option. It is the reverse engineering of the
- >device's software that has me worried.
-
- >Why do it? because there is great Par. Port equipment for small cost.
- >Even the ZIP, Snappy, Modems, Ethernet adapters could benefit. Ugly?
- >Maybe not, look at Trantor's Par. port SCSI adapters for PCs. Why,
- >someone could make a driver for it.
-
- >Wishful thinking.
-
- >Fred
-
- >--
- >AWF .sig
- Yes it is wishful thinking.
- The PC parallel port has four programmable lines which
- do not exist on the Amiga.
- The Amiga has one programmable line on the parallel port which
- does not exist on the PC.
- Any device which uses those lines on the PC port is
- inherently incompatible with the Amiga.
-
- Besides, there was at one time a SCSI adaptor for the Amiga
- parallel port. It vanished with a noted lack of sales.
-
-
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