From: Bob Munzenrider (RFM_at_psuvm.psu.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 06 1996 - 23:56:00 EST
Don't these Thinkpads have _Bi-Directional_ parallel ports? One needs
to configure your software for this type of port. - I have a <Blush>
plain-jane TP700 which reported a bi-directional parallel connection
with a Colorado Trakker tape system.
BobM - Penn State Harrisburg
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>On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, Richard Fritzson wrote:
>> I just bought a parallel port tape drive (the Iomega Ditto 3200). It
>> will not work from my Thinkpad 701C. The software just can't see the
>> drive. (The drive is fine; it works on other machines.) I am going to
>> call IBM tomorrow to see if there is anything that can be done.
>While fiddling around trying to get PLIP (Parallel Line Internet
>Protocol) working on my TP701, I noticed some unusual behavior from
>the parallel port.
>If you set it to anything but a simple parallel port, most software
>will see TWO parallel ports, one normal and one enhanced. If you
>consider the 701 already uses nearly all its IRQs, it's easy to see
>how software can get confused with this.
>--
>John H. Kim "A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight
>jokim_at_mit.edu for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in
>jokim_at_tuna.mit.edu a national election." -- Bill Vaughan
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