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From: accnt1485@bestsd.sdsu.edu (sharon lightner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Can you use parallel ports under netbsd?
Date: 8 Jul 1993 19:54 PST
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I have a parallel port in my pc that runs netbsd. If I want
to hook up a printer do I have to use a serial port or can
I somehow use the parallel port that I normally would have
used as lpt1 under dos?

Please excuse if this is a FAQ.

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