Re: LZ: Re: Wade Burch
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list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org wrote:
>
> WADE BURCH wrote:
> >
> > Wow, I just got Zshell! I love it. But, I do have a problem. I can't get
> > my link to work. I had to use a friends to get zshell. I have attempted
> > both a parallel and a serial link. The parallel link worked fine with
> > Andreas Westfield's linktest, but when I tried to use link85xp, I kept
> > getting a transmission error. I think it has something to do with my
> > computer, though, because I was able to get it to work on a different
> > computer. Does anyone know if my parallel port itself is causing the
> > problem? I'm using an IBM 486-66. If anyone has a suggestion, please tell me.
> >
> > Wade Burch
> > burch@mobbs.com
>
> I made a parallel link and had a similar problem. The linktest worked
> but I always got a transmission error (I was using my Pentium 166). I
> tried it on my 486 and it worked. I read somewhere that it does not work
> on Pentiums because the Parallel port is somehow different.
> --
> Erika
> http://www.ici.net/cust_pages/erika/erika.html
You need to have a bi-direction parallel port in order to use the
parallel link.
--Steve
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