Re: Pointer needed on bi-direction parallel i/o

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From: Matthew Dillon
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 15:26

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In article <1990Aug22.153719.28582@unx.sas.com> walker@unx.sas.com (Doug Walker) writes:
>In article <2084@trlluna.trl.oz> aduncan@rhea.trl.oz.au (Allan Duncan) writes:
>>There are lots of examples around on how to use the serial port, but I'm
>>interested in bi-directional use of the parallel port.  There appears to
>
>I suggest you use Matt Dillon's parnet.device, which allows multiple
>processes to share the parallel port and write to/read from up to 255
>other Amigas hooked up on the parallel port.  If you're accessing something
>besides another Amiga, you can at least look at the code for pointers -
>I believe he has released the assembly source.

    :-) the software can handle 255 other Amigas, but the bus drivers
    cannot.  It works between two Amigas and will probably work between
    three.  Beyond that I have no idea what the bus drivers have enough
    guts.

						    -Matt

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    Matthew Dillon	    dillon@Overload.Berkeley.CA.US
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    Berkeley, Ca. 94708
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Subject: Re:  Pointer needed on bi-direction parallel i/o
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