3 Feb
1998
3 Feb
'98
3:52 p.m.
At 05:13 PM 1/31/98 GMT, you wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:20:22 -0600 (CST), you said:
They were bi-directional in nearly all compatables but not in some of
the early IBMs. Most of the clones were built later and used a newer
design that was bi-directional.
Joe
At 02:39 AM 1/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
I thought they always were bi-directional on IBM-compats. I've run
Laplink on almost every PC I've ever owned. > Have you ever seen a Zenith
"MiniSport"? Uses 2" floppies? I found
[...]
do its upload and you've got at least one
disk, you can probably
(don't count on it, but probably) attach a parallel Zip drive).
Question: when did parallel ports become bi-directional (i.e., useable for
zip drives and such)? _______________
Barry Peterson bmpete(a)swbell.net
Husband to Diane, Father to Doug,
Grandfather to Zoe and Tegan.