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From: hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: An Apple on my IBM
Message-ID: <214.27301cdb@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz>
Date: 1 Nov 90 01:02:19 GMT
References: <1668.272bda17@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
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In article <1668.272bda17@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>, nardis@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
> I am trying to hookup an Applewriter printer to a friends XT clone.  The Apple
> is a serial printer so I figured I could run it out the XT's com1 port. It does
> not work (works ok on the Apple).
> Here is what I have done;
> 
> Installed the following commands in the autoexec.bat file;
> 	mode lpt1:=com1
> 	mode com1:,9600,n,8,1

If memory serves me right you have to set the speed BEFORE redirecting output.
Try copying a file to com2:, without any redirection, but with the speed set
correctly.

Peter