Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mcvax!unido!infbs!herr From: herr@infbs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: GEMBOOT V1.10 and HDB V2.3 - (nf) Message-ID: <21600004@infbs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 16:17:00 EDT Article-I.D.: infbs.21600004 Posted: Tue Jul 14 16:17:00 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Jul-87 03:13:40 EDT References: <116356014@ucbvax.UUCP> Lines: 25 Nf-ID: #R:ucbvax:116356014:infbs:21600004:000:737 Nf-From: infbs!herr Jul 14 21:17:00 1987 With our ATARI 1040ST HDB V2.3 does *not* deselect the floppy drive at boot time (The red light will be on until you insert a floppy) but it does something to the printer port so that - an EPSON FX-80 will forget the first character of the first file you try to print after booting - a NEC P6 won't print at all. Another ATARI around here (520ST+ I think) does everything as documented for HDB V2.3 (e.g. deselects the floppy drive) and the printer port is ok after booting. Any suggestions ? Peter Herr Technische Universitaet Braunschweig Institut fuer Programmiersprachen und Informationssysteme Abteilung Datenbanken Postfach 3329 D-3300 Braunschweig e-mail: herr@dbsinf6.bitnet (punch format only) herr@infbs.uucp