> I dunno. Do you mean that:
>
> echo 255 > /dev/lp0
>
> would set all eight data pins high (=send 255 to the parallel port)? If so,
> then that would indeed be enough. Is it really that simple? Is that why I
> couldn't find any simple c prog, because such a program isn't needed?
>
> Oki, I'll try it right away (well, maybe not right away cause I'm goiong to
> bed...).
The program will set the data bits, send a strobe, and wait for an ack
before sending the next byte. So be sure to send that ack, or things
won't work too well.
Blaise Gassend
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