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Article #13183RE: windows print thru BIOS ??
From: lleonard
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 09:35
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 09:35
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I discovered a simple but sneaky way to get Windows to print to BIOS. Edit your WIN.INI file and go to the "[ports]" entry and then create a port called "lpt1.=" - the key is the period. If you have just "lpt1:=", Windows will intercept your data. With the period, Windows is fooled into thinking it's printing to a file, then BIOS can get it. I assume this same trick will work with prn, com1, etc. Lee Leonard lleonard@hayes.uucp hayes!lleonard@uunet.uu.net
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!olivea!uunet!hayes!lleonard From: lleonard@hayes.uucp Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: RE: windows print thru BIOS ?? Message-ID: <4039.2869b175@hayes.uucp> Date: 27 Jun 91 09:35:49 GMT Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA Lines: 10