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From: mrh@Shasta.ARPA (Marc Hannah)
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Subject: Re: Query: Can the printer use the modem port by default?
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Date: Sat, 1-Mar-86 03:20:57 EST
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> My brother has a 512K Mac with a MacBottom hard disk, which plugs into
> the printer port on his Mac. This means that he plugs his printer into
> the modem port, and he has to use a ChoosePrinter DA to switch the 
> printer port.
> 
> 	Does anybody out there know of a way to make the modem port come
> up as the printer connection by default upon booting? I told my brother
> that I suspected that there was a small patch that could be made to the
> printer driver that would do this, but I don't know what it is. Can
> anybody help me?
> 
> 	Alternatively - can he hook the MacBottom to the modem port instead?
> I forgot to ask him that question, but I'm assuming he would have a good
> reason why that won't work.
> 
> 	Thanks in advance -
> 
> -- 
> 					--MKR
> 
> There is none so blind as he who cannot see.

I use a MacBottom at work and use the MacBottom on each port depending.
Since it has a print spooling facility, I don't see why you would want
to plug in the printer to the free port. Instead plug the printer into
the printer port provided on the MacBottom. When you print anything
it will be spooled to disk and then printed. While it is printing the
Mac is free for useful work. See the MacBottom manual for details about
the print spooling feature of the device.
    As far as I know the choose printer desk accessory modifies parameter
ram so that you can set the printer port and it is remembered from bootup
to bootup. 
   David Gelphman     ->   DAVEG@SLACVM.BITNET   (from ARPANET)
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