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From: jwi@lzfme.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: LPT rerouting - can it be done?
Summary: Use Centronics type X switch
Message-ID: <1188@lzfme.att.com>
Date: 15 Mar 89 16:20:48 GMT
References: <235@alux2.ATT.COM>
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T, Lincroft NJ
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In article <235@alux2.ATT.COM>, wg@alux2.ATT.COM (Bill Gieske) writes:
> 
> I have two printers attached to my Leading Edge Model D, as follows:
>     LPT1: dot-matrix
>     LPT2: HP Deskjet
> ...
> Can I get LPT1: output to go to LPT2: for the purposes of running Copyist?
> Mode won't do it - the rerouted port must be com1 or com2.  Print can change
> the DOS print device for the purposes of the print command, but nothing more.
> I have DOS 3.1, by the way.  Would a later version of DOS offer what I want?
> Can I do it now without upgrading to a more recent DOS?

Use a Centronics type (parallel) X switch. (See diagram below) A
probable low-cost source is CompuAdd (mail order). A switch should
cost about $49 and the extra cable you will need (Centronics M to F)
about $11. Also look for low cost cable suppliers in the back of PC
Magazine and others. This is cheaper than the time and effort you
will spend looking for a software way to do this.

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