Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!jtsv16!uunet!husc6!rutgers!mailrus!utah-gr!utah-cs!sunset.utah.edu!u-dmfloy From: u-dmfloy%sunset.utah.edu@utah-cs.UUCP (Daniel M Floyd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Parallel Printer Port Summary: Can do. Don't need to anymore. Keywords: Input Message-ID: <5747@utah-cs.UUCP> Date: 25 Sep 88 03:34:48 GMT Article-I.D.: utah-cs.5747 References: <8579@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1841@cloud9.UUCP> Sender: news@utah-cs.UUCP Reply-To: u-dmfloy%sunset.utah.edu.UUCP@utah-cs.UUCP (Daniel M Floyd) Distribution: na Organization: University of Utah, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 18 I wrote a lengthy reply to the original requestor including enough technical detail to get the job done (I think); however, he writes back that he solved the problem without the parallel input port. He continued that he might do it anyway to satisfy curiosity. I believe mine (Leading Edge (tm)) does do both input and output on the parallel port. At least that's what the block diagram and the technical reference seem to indicate. I havn't tried though. I believe that other machines may be equally equiped although the documents may not write about it. After all, the intention was for output. Clearly, an input on the printer port is hacking outside of normal use. Dan Floyd 8