Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!watdragon!jeboritz From: jeboritz@watdragon.waterloo.edu (J. Efrim Boritz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Parallel Printer Port Keywords: Input Message-ID: <8579@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Date: 20 Sep 88 20:00:23 GMT Distribution: na Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 16 Is it possible to use the parallel printer port for input? From reading the Tech. Ref. Manual, I get the idea that having an external device drive the data pins is a no-no. Is this the case? If possible, I want to write a program to receive what the printer is getting (from another computer over a network) to track a problem we are having. I would appreciate any pointers (or even code?!?) from anyone with some knowledge in this area. Respond to jeboritz@dragon.waterloo.edu or watmath!watdragon!jeboritz or nick@wataco.bitnet Thanks in advance, Nick.