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From: terry@EESUN1.EECE.KSU.EDU (Terry Hull)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: Parallel Port under SCO 3.2
Keywords: parallel SCO3.2 386 graphics
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Date: 20 Jun 90 14:47:57 GMT
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jeff@faximum.UUCP (Jeff Tate) writes:


>I have a clone 386 running SCO 3.2.  I am quite happy with it except
>when I try to send raster-graphics to my HP IIc over the // port, when
>I get calssical Egyptian cuneiform scrawl

The parallel port does not support 8 bit characters under SCO Unix. 
The serial ports do, but obviously they are slower driving the printer.   

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Terry Hull 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University
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