30 Jan
1998
30 Jan
'98
3:36 p.m.
At 09:20 PM 1/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
Question: when did parallel ports become
bi-directional (i.e., useable for
zip drives and such)?
I've seen bi-directional capability in the BIOS of a GRiD 286 desktop
before. Before that, I can't really say.
Or, to put it another way, how likely would I be able
to (ignoring software
issues for the moment) hook up my new SyJet drive to say, my m100? What
about my DG-1?
That would be really cool, but sort of overkill, don'tcha think? I'd be
happy with a 1.44mb or 1.2mb floppy on an M100.
(P.S., off-topic tip: The Parallel port SyJet is
really a SCSI-2 SyJet
with a fancy cable; if you've already got SCSI, and can maybe use the
Parallel port feature...)
"What about the parallel version of the EZFlyer 230?" He said, still quite
untopically.
-John Higginbotham-
-limbo.netpath.net-
30 Jan
30 Jan
7:40 p.m.
John Higginbotham wrote:
At 09:20 PM 1/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
I'd _love_ to be able to use one of my Zip drives with my Mod 100s,
but of course I'd have to program a DOS -- not one of my skills.
Wouldn't mind attaching one to my TRS-80 4p or 6000HD either, but
I'm a mere Unix sysadmin these days who programs mostly in the shell
and (I'm still learning it) PERL.
--
Ward Griffiths
Dylan: How many years must some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
WDG3rd: If they "must" exist until they're "allowed",
they'll never be free.
Question: when did parallel ports become
bi-directional (i.e., useable for
zip drives and such)?
I've seen bi-directional capability in the BIOS of a GRiD 286 desktop
before. Before that, I can't really say.
>Or, to put it another way, how likely would I be able to (ignoring software
>issues for the moment) hook up my new SyJet drive to say, my m100? What
>about my DG-1?
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