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From: rommel@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Kai-Uwe Rommel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Parallel Port in OS/2 1.2 or 1.3
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Date: 15 Mar 91 07:41:42 GMT
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In article <1334@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> dbl@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (David Lawson,,2933607,5999662) writes:
>My parallel port WILL NOT work under OS/2 (any verison I have tried)
>I installed the correct printer driver and DOS/BIOS like the port fine.
>Also, the port is on one of these all-encompassing-cards, i.e., 
>2 serial, game, clock, and parallel.  The serial ports work fine,
>so does the clock, but not the LPT1:.  I am considering getting a parallel
>port on a card and trying that, any suggestions??? Thanks in advance.

I have noticed that some Hercules card clones (MDA cards) are
incompatible with OS/2, but not all. Have you tried only printing
through PM applications until now or have you also tried something like
"COPY <file> LPT1" ? Only if this doesn't work, your port is
incompatible to OS/2.

Kai Uwe Rommel