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- From: cyberman@toz.buffalo.ny.us (Cyberman)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Par pc-port bidirecti
- Message-ID: <gate.4ZT6TB1w165w@toz.buffalo.ny.us>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 04:22:26 GMT
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- Pascal Roobrouck Sh53 entitled a message as 'Par pc-port bidirectional',
- on the 11-10-92 14:05 to All.
- PRS> I have a development kit for MCU's with a programmer that plugs into
- PRS> the Centronics port of a PC. In the manual they say you need an AT.
- PRS> However at home I have still an XT. The programmer software always
- PRS> hangs on my XT when he tries to READ something from the Parallel port.
- PRS> (a blank check..) On an AT at my office, it works fine ...
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- If I remember the XT's port is implemented with some discret
- TTL parts and the AT utilizes an 8255. BIG difference.
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- PRS> Here my question : is there a difference in hardware between the
- PRS> centronics port implementation in the XT and the AT PCs or is it only
- PRS> the manufacturers 'fault'. Maybe I could buy an extra parallel port
- PRS> for my XT that works well ??
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- Might work make sure you check it out with your program B4
- you sink any money into it!
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- PRS> Greetings from Belgium
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- Greetings from Buffalo.NewYork.United_States
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- Stephen Cyberman@Toz.Buffalo.NY.US
- Mangled on Thu 11-12-1992 at 20:29:01
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- ... Catch the Blue Wave!
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