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From: kev@voder.UUCP (Kevin Hoskins)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: How do I steer COM1: to LPT1: ?
Message-ID: <953@voder.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 13:34:29 EST
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In article <423@ukc.UUCP>, rde@ukc.UUCP (R.D.Eager) writes:
> 
> One  simple  way  to  direct  COM1  to  LPT1  is  to use Kermit.... 
> 
> Crude, but it works....
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>            Bob Eager
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    Yes, it is a little crude. On our pc xt we have an autoexec file 
that includes the following line:

                    mode lpt1:=com1:

    It is the mode command that does all the work of changing the 
printer output to com1.
    Hope this helps.