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From: austing@Apple.COM (Glenn L. Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: EtherTalk disables printer port?
Keywords: mac,ethertalk,ethernet,printer,modem
Message-ID: <28568@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 89 18:38:23 GMT
References: <426@tandem.Tandem.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <426@tandem.Tandem.com> greg@tandem.Tandem.com (Greg Stewart) writes:
>I have installed an Apple EtherTalk in my Mac IIx and used the
>Control Panel 'Network' device to send AppleTalk out over
>Ethernet instead of the 'Built-In' printer port.  It seems that
>once AppleTalk is redirected to Ethernet, my printer port should
>be freed up for async use.

Unfortunately, this is not the case.  Whenever Appletalk is active, the 
printer port is marked as "in use."  This is a known bug with Appletalk.


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