Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PCI PARALLEL PORT CARDS FOR DOS CONTROLLER SOFTWARE???????

There may be a problem with DOS or Win95 and plug-in PCI parallel
port cards. I suspect that DOS and Win95 will assume that the port is
at address 0x378 for the primary port and 0x278 for the secondary port.
No PCI cards can exist at these addresses. The built in parallel port
is at the standard address.

In those days applications often wrote directly to the parallel port
addresses
without using a device driver. Unless the application allows you to enter
any
address for the parallel port then you will be out of luck using PCI.

If you need a second parallel port then you are not completely screwed,
they do still make systems with both PCI and ISA slots. They may be
a little hard to find but they do exist.

Pete.

----- Original Message -----
From: David L. Foreman
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PCI PARALLEL PORT CARDS FOR DOS CONTROLLER
SOFTWARE???????



----- Original Message -----
From: "mycncworld" <mycncworld@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PCI PARALLEL PORT CARDS FOR DOS
CONTROLLER SOFTWARE???????

> Hi all.... I am really having a hard time finding pci
> parallel port
> card that are compatable with DOS or Win95 operating
> systems, I am
> currently using Microsystems controller software (old but
> good) and
> need to update my computer, which uses ISA type parallel
> ports, but I
> need a faster computer and it will have PCI slots.......
> any help with
> this is appreciated!
>
> Russ

Russ
Here are two URIs to SIIG for serial and parallel cards.
they have both PCI and PC Express cards

>http://www.siig.com/ViewProductList.aspx?catid=249<
is for serial cards.

>http://www.siig.com/ViewProductList.aspx?catid=363<
is for parallel cards.

>http://www.siig.com/<
is the home page.

I have used SIIG card for several years and had no problems
with them.

Dave Foreman