Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DOS and/or GWBASIC control of LPT-1

Kind of newb to this, so this may be a stupid question.
Can you address the printer port pins with a Linux solution?

Cheers,

Wreno

Jeff Demand wrote:

>
> Jan,
>
> < bootdisk.com > Grab a win98 dos boot disk and make a floppy (or maybe a
> CD) to boot into DOS 7. You have to reboot but XP can stay on the hard
> disk. I'm not even sure that it is possible to delete XP short of a format
> or oxy/acetylene torch :-)
>
> Jeff
>
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> 3a. DOS and/or GWBASIC control of LPT-1
> > Posted by: "Jan Rowland" JanRwl@... <mailto:JanRwl%40AOL.COM> janrwl
> > Date: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:08 pm ((PST))
> >
> >Just discovered operating systems Windows XP and newer won't allow DOS
> >(Assy. code and/or GWBASIC) control of bits of the "Data Byte" (pins 2-
> >9)of the Parallel Port, now not available on "new" PC's, anyway. This
> >precludes operation of my home-brew stuff that did just fine with an
> >older Compaq, which died.
> >
> >Have a newer HP with Win.XP. ANY way to "fool" it into controlling the
> >LPT-1 via DOS apps? I hate to DELETE the Win.XP and load (only) MSDOS
> >and GWBASIC. Not even sure if that'd work!
> >
> >Help, please? Jan Rowland
> >
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