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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Bridgeboard and the Parallel Port
Message-ID: <1324@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jun 91 07:11:42 GMT
References: <5384.285035a6@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> <1323@cbmger.UUCP>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
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In article <1323@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>In article <5384.285035a6@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> cdibenedetto@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
>>
>>	Question:  Is it possible to allow the Bridgboards to use the Amiga
>>parallel port as a COM port instead of having to buy a card with parallel
>>ports?  If so, how?
>
>Sorry, can't imagine such a thing, at least not in a compatible way
>with existing software that accesses a serial port.

Sorry again. I fear I misunderstood you on first attempt. I thought
you were asking about a SERIAL port handled via the parallel port
of the Amiga side. If you just meant the parallel port, then yes,
this is possible as already another poster mentioned. But be aware,
this works only for well-behaved programs that use the official DOS
interrupt to access the port. If they bang directly on the hardware,
they may fail. So, if you want to stay on the safe side, you perhaps
better purchase such an interface card, it's only a few cents these
days.

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