Kev (klmitch@MIT.EDU)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:46:08 -0400
> This brings up an interesting point... Isn't a bidirectional parallel port
> a port that has the ability to read as well as write, whereas a
> unidirectional port one who can only write?
The trick used is to take the 4 status lines (which are read-only) and use
those to read in data. That's also one of the reasons it's slower.
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