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| 155278 | 2003-06-26 06:13:00 | Hi All I have an old 586 running NT 4.0 and want to run 2 parallel port printers off it - is it possible to simply add another parallel/serial expansion card with no conflicts or am I best to buy an A/B switch and do it that way. The system does not have a USB option and neither of the printers do either. Cheers |
Trumps (1796) | ||
| 155279 | 2003-06-26 06:22:00 | > Hi All > > I have an old 586 running NT 4.0 and want to run 2 > parallel port printers off it - is it possible to > simply add another parallel/serial expansion card > with no conflicts Yeah, check DSE! Shouldnt be too expensive.... > or am I best to buy an A/B switch > and do it that way. Oooh, I would not suggest those, as they are known to cause issues in certain circumstances :-) |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 155280 | 2003-06-26 06:56:00 | I expect you have an ISA slot, if so rush to Dick Smith where parallel port cards are on special for the princely sum of $1, yes $1 :) Have a look at their website here (www.dse.co.nz) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 155281 | 2003-06-26 23:29:00 | There are three I/O addresses reserved for parallel ports in the old ISA/DOS layout ... 3BC, 378, 278, and the new stuff might allow more. The ISA problem is interrupt shortage, but mostly printers haven't used interrupts, because IBM didn't get it right. :D PCI should share interrupts OK. Go for the card option. Switch boxes are not recommended. HP actually say you lose the guarantee if you use one. DSE $1 specials tend to be only in remote towns. :D However, if you have ISA slots, the old multifunction cards usually had one P, 2S, as well as floppy and IDE interfaces, and a bunch of jumpers to disable the interfaces you don't want. You might pick one of those up ... look at old AT or 386 computers at the dump. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 155282 | 2003-06-27 05:51:00 | > DSE $1 specials tend to be only in remote towns. :D "Botany Downs, Henderson, Karangahape Rd, Manukau, Newmarket, Pakuranga, Papakura, Takapuna, Ward Street, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga, Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Lower Hutt, Manners Mall, Porirua, Colombo Street, Manchester Street, Riccarton, The Palms - Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, Invercargill." They are selling a serial one too. Must resist. They have stuff for $0 in the real remote places. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 155283 | 2003-06-27 05:52:00 | I think Graham is being cheeky again, these are the "remote" towns from DSE website where the specials are on offer: Botany Downs, Henderson, Karangahape Rd, Manukau, Newmarket, Pakuranga, Papakura, Takapuna, Ward Street, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga, Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Lower Hutt, Manners Mall, Porirua, Colombo Street, Manchester Street, Riccarton, The Palms - Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, Invercargill . I suppose you cant get much more remote from Upper Hutt than Botany Downs (where the hell is that, near Botany Bay???) or Invercargill :) I'd forgotten copying and pasting the DSE web url doesnt work for more than a little while, the pages get refreshed or something . Someone said how to give the right url, but Ive forgotten how . Sorry the link no longer works . Anyway for the special card offer look up Computer Cards- I/O, that will get you there . |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 155284 | 2003-06-27 07:16:00 | Terry, I find the DSE links always work provided you don't have a DSE cookie already . To get the fail-safe link click the e-mail page link and it will fire up your mail client with the correct URL in place . Or just use the format: . dse . co . nz/cgi-bin/dse . storefront/en/product/XXxxxx" target="_blank">www . dse . co . nz WHere the "XXxxxx" is the category number . |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 155285 | 2003-06-27 10:33:00 | > I suppose you cant get much more remote from Upper > Hutt than Botany Downs (where the hell is that, near > Botany Bay???) or Invercargill :) Botany Downs is in Manukau (either East Auckland or South Auckland, but not too sure which one it is now days….:8} ?:| ) |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 155286 | 2003-06-27 10:59:00 | Thanks JM, I must file that useful info away somewhere safe for next time :) | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 155287 | 2003-06-28 04:19:00 | Cheeky? Never. It was a general observation based on the number of times I have clicked on a catalogue number on some attractive thing I've seen in the clearance items section of the online catalogue, and found that the thing was available only in Invercargill, or at Hedleys, Masterton, or Porirua. (I've been to all those places, but I'm not going that far to buy a $1 item). I must look for those. I have used parallel ports as general interfaces for a long time. I've even published a modification to convert some old ones into bidirectional. |
Graham L (2) | ||
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