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From: rogden@uceng.UC.EDU (rob ogden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: ikon92 1.6.p
Message-ID: <5682@uceng.UC.EDU>
Date: 2 Aug 90 02:18:01 GMT
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krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz) writes:

>I'm confused ... do you mean to say that Apollo sold you an
>Ikon-10092 parallel printer interface board, but did not supply
>the Centronics I/O device driver software ... and that they do
>not have a version available for the DN10000? I find that hard

Sorry, to have been vague. I meant to say that Apollo did sell us
an ikon-10092 board and did supply software. Only that the
software is not the prism stuff but instead the motorola stuff.

The local sales said that they could 'arrange' to get the correct
tape but it would take some time. The last time I heard that
it took 6 months to get 10.2.p.  Our need for the parallel I/O
is sooner than Feb 1991.

So, I was hoping that someone on the net could help expedite
matters if they had a dn10000 with ikon 1.6.p software.

My current work around is to use a ms-dos machine on the local
segment that files are transfered through for printing. Should it
take 6 months to get the correct tape, I too may be writing 
a device driver.

Thanks,

-Rob


Rob Ogden
rogden@uceng.UC.EDU
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, ML70
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221   513/556-3549