Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!m2c!jjmhome!cloud9!dts From: dts@cloud9.UUCP (Daniel Senie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Parallel Printer Port Keywords: Input Message-ID: <1841@cloud9.UUCP> Date: 24 Sep 88 19:38:22 GMT References: <8579@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc., Marlboro, MA Lines: 13 [Question about using the Parallel port for input] The parallel port on the PS/2 is bidirectional, and so can be used for input as well as output. The ports on all other IBM PC based machines (including every clone I have seen specs. for) are set up for output only. The only "input" lines are status things like paper out. -- Daniel Senie UUCP: harvard!ulowell!cloud9!dts Stratus Computer, Inc. ARPA: anvil!cloud9!dts@harvard.harvard.edu 55 Fairbanks Blvd. CSRV: 74176,1347 Marlboro, MA 01752 TEL.: 508 - 460 - 2686