Path: utzoo!mnetor!motto!ecijmm!ecicrl!clewis
From: clewis@ecicrl.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: printer runs slow under SYS V/AT
Message-ID: <162@ecicrl.UUCP>
Date: 14 Dec 88 17:52:41 GMT
References: <204@visenix.UUCP>
Reply-To: clewis@ecicrl.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Organization: Elegant Communications Inc. (CRL Division)
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In article <204@visenix.UUCP> beattie@visenix.UUCP (Brian Beattie) writes:
>I have recently replaced the printer on a SYS V/AT 2.3 system
>with an ALPS Allegro 24 printer.  The new printer is running
>real slooooooow (about 5 seconds/line).  The printer works fine
>under MS/DOS.  Has anyone seen this before, does anyone have
>any ideas/suggestions.

This is probably the same problem that used to occur on 386/ix and other
versions.  Some clone machines have parallel ports that don't work quite
right w.r.t. interrupts.  Eg: they aren't compatible with standard
parallel ports, but not in a manner that causes DOS problems.

It is possible to work around this problem (386/ix does now).  Try this on 
a different manufacturer's box, or bug your O/S vendor for a fix.
-- 
Chris Lewis, Markham, Ontario, Canada
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