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From: Nanook@tlsi.FIDONET.ORG (Keith Dickinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Parallel INPUT port for XT/AT
Message-ID: <1.24FC2162@tlsi.FIDONET.ORG>
Date: 29 Aug 89 20:29:16 GMT
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In an article of <28 Aug 89 13:58:08 GMT>, andre@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Timothy Andre) writes:
 >I'm looking for a parallel port that can do INPUT as well as output.
 >It is my understanding that the standard printer port is purely an
 >output port and thus unsuitable for my needs.  I'd appreciate hearing
 >from anyone who knows of such a card.  I'd prefer e-mail replies to:
 >                tandre@fourier.rutgers.edu
 >                        - or -
 >                rutgers!cdspr!fourier!tandre
 >or post to the net if you like.
 >e

Wrong. The standard parallel printer port for the IBM is a bi-directional 8 bit parallel INPUT/OUTPUT port. If you obtain a tech-ref manual on it you will see how to program it.

Keith

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