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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: LPT port tester available
Message-ID: <jmonroyCp63ty.G7w@netcom.com>
Keywords: LPT parallel-port tester centronics 
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 09:03:33 GMT
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Test of the IBM LPT (Line PrinTer) ports
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version: 1.0.0
production date: 03-01-1994/03-12-1994
release date: 04-29-94
author: jmonroy@netcom.com
Filename: release.lpt
 
                                LPT
                         (Line PrinTer port)
                           tester for MSDOS
                           ----------------
 
                            PURPOSE
                            -------
                  The purpose this program is to test the IRQ
        (Interrupt Request Line) on the Parallel printer port for the
        IBM PC/AT.
 
                        ANONYMOUS FTP SITES
                        -------------------
                The file is tenatively available from the following:
 
                    freefall.cdrom.com:/pub/floppy;
                    etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/QIC-News (tenative)
 
                It is also available at the BBSs listed below.
 
 
  KNOWN BUG:    Doing a <ctrl-c> or a <ctrl-break> will produce
        very undesirable results.  What this means is, at *this* time
        I am not trapping the critical-error handler.
 
 
 
ERRORS, CORRECTIONS, PROBLEMS or QUESTIONS
-----------------------------------------------------------------
To reach me send e-mail to jmonroy@netcom.com
Space (Stanford Palo Alto Computer Exchange) BBS    (415) 323-4193
Uncle D's Directory BBS (Redwood City, Ca.)         (415) 366-7712
 
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Jesus Monroy Jr                                          jmonroy@netcom.com
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