From: Randal Whittle (whittle_at_chaph.usc.edu)
Date: Mon May 09 1994 - 12:43:13 EDT
> No, setting the BIOS to PARALLEL_2 merely configures the hardware so it will
> function as an EPP. The port is STILL LPT1:, but now has a different
> address. The default parallel port address used by the 750 (0x3BC ?) doe
> snot conform to the EPP specification. Setting the port to PARALLEL_2
> changes the address to 0x378, which is acceptable.
>
> To make use of EPP, you must have a device that is capable of using it, and
> you must use a driver to activate the support. Parallel port LAN adapters
Thank you for the clarification, Adam!
Just so that I don't have to worry about setting it in the future
if/when I should get such a device, would there be any incompatibility in
setting the Parallell port to PARALLEL_2 in the BIOS now, even though I
may not be using the EPP features (which would of course, require a driver)?
I presume I could still print to a printer with it, etc.?
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