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Article #114Re: Qbasic, XP, parallel port
From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 04:48
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 04:48
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"Fritz Oppliger" <fritzo_two_@direcway.com> wrote in message news:b0bc15c4c0bc244a209db6dfbd0d8f40@news.teranews.com... > On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:07:47 +1100, Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Fritz Oppliger <fritzo_two_@direcway.com> wrote in message > > news:c9de6a6270b641b06ebce60d0f338cd6@news.teranews.com... > >> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote > > > >> jeez guys > >> I must say I have fond memories of being able to POKE a location > >> on my Commodore64, and have a pin on the output port respond. > > > > Sure, and you can still do that now with PICAXEs most obviously. > > > >> I can see that WinXP is a little beyond that. > > > > Yep, if you want to be able to bit twiddle on ports with a > > decent multitasking OS, it has to be done the right way. > > > > There is no reason why that cant be provided in a decent > > modern interactive Basic on a decent modern OS. > > > > It isnt that hard to do even with VBA with an OCX etc. > > > > Both of those approaches are readily available. > So where do I find VBA and OCX? are they part of the system? VBA is included with any office app. OCX is a generic name for a particular type of control. With a parallel port, one of the best sources is http://www.lvr.com/parport.htm#Programming
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