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- In a message of 10 Apr 96 Morgan Macarthur wrote to All:
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- >>> What have I missed that's going to mean that this is impossible?
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- >> Not that I know of... Sure would make a nice shareware product
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- MM> I posted something about this a while back- there's this cheap
- MM> 4 computer printer sharer and network device for PC parallel ports that
- MM> is only like $50. I was wondering if somebody could make a driver for
- MM> it. From what I've read and heard, the parallel port on the Amiga is
- MM> pretty much only compatible enough with others to allow printer use.
- MM> That's why nobody can use the ZIP parallel and other stuff like that.
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- Yep, it seems like a stupid situation (don't they all, these days), but it
- would seem this is the case. However, I still don't have a list of which pins
- are unsupported, so I can't chase up any of the hardware manufacturers to find
- whether or not it might work..
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- MM> However, if you haven't noticed I am by no means an expert, or
- MM> even moderately knowledgeable on the subject, so give it a shot.
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- I've no knowledge at all of the hardware side of it, nor do I currently have
- any knowledge of writing my own devices/drivers. But until I know for sure that
- it is possible to get the hardware to work I won't be wasting my money.. :(
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