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- From: Ulf_Svensson@fluff.bbs.bad.se (Ulf Svensson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Sharing HP Deskjet with PC
- Message-ID: <OA92-901-302p37_2afd6a22@piraya.bad.se>
- Date: 8 Nov 92 19:25:00 GMT
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- Reply-To: Ulf_Svensson@fluff.bbs.bad.se (Ulf Svensson)
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- OD-Comment-To: Derek_Ward
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- DW> I am going to be getting a PC with a Deskjet printer (part of a
- DW> package), and would to know if there is anyway I can hook my Amiga 500 up
- DW> to it WHILE the IBM is hooked up as well.
- DW> Do I need special software/hardware, or is there such thing as a
- DW> "splitter" which will have Amiga/IBM -=> Deskjet.
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- You could buy an automatic parallell switch. They work great. The automatic
- switch senses when it comes something from either one of the computers and
- directs it to the printer.
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- I have an Amiga and a PC connected to a HP Deskjet, but I have a manual switch
- (much cheaper).
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