Re: Parallel port as input port

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From: B Chandrasekaran
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 14:04

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In article <1993Jan8.054952.9570@nuscc.nus.sg> scip2060@nusunix1.nus.sg (SARDJONO INSANI) writes:
>
>Hi,
>Is is possible to set the parallel port of PC as input port? Has
>anybody tried this or know of other methods of transferring data
>one byte at a time to the PC?
>
>Thanks
>
>
I was talking with a company called Komputerwerk, 1-800-423-3400, about
upgrading the harddisk on my laptop, and the man said that they sell a
harddisk which works off the parallel port.  The HD gives you another
parallel port for the printer, so you can still print when you use it.
He said that the 100 MB HD will cost $560.  I forgot to ask him the
speed, but I suspect that it would be much slower than the regular
disc drive speeds.  More knowledgeable people might comment on this.

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