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From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.micro.6809
Subject: Re: OS-9 an TRS CoCo - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 15:29:19 EST
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I have heard that the Dragon multiplexes its single parallel port between
servicing a printer and scanning the keyboard.  It was claimed that this
was an ingenious way to save hardware, since "one never uses the keyboard
while printing."  This may be true in TRSDOS, but most definitely NOT in
OS-9.  There are probably many ways to do the right thing with this, given
smart enough OS-9 drivers, but I worry that there are also LOTS of ways to do
the wrong thing, too!  Who knows what Tano will deliver?
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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