Re: Latest PC-DOS 3.1 patches

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From: Clayton Cramer
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1986 17:57

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>    AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION OF PRINTER FOR DOS PRINT
> 
>      Also on a BBS I found the patch by an unidentified author to PRINT.COM
>    to obviate the need to type the desired printer port.   If the printer
>    port is LPT1, then using DEBUG proceed as follows:
> 
>    DEBUG PRINT.COM
>    -E 1788<cr>
>    xxxx:1788   E8.90  CB.90  02.90<cr>
>    -E 179A<cr>
>    xxxx:179A   CD.90  21.90<cr>
>    -W<cr>
>    -Q<cr>
> 
>    If the printer port is LPT2 then the following address must ALSO be
>    modified as follows:
> 
>    -E 10CA 4 "LPT2"
> 

Hmmm...I feel like such a party pooper.  You can put the statement

PRINT/D:<device name>

in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and all subsequent uses of PRINT will send
to that device name.  The patch really isn't necessary.

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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
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Subject: Re: Latest PC-DOS 3.1 patches
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