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Subject: Re: Re(2): [Fwd: Parallel laplink abuse leads to death of kernel        secondary timer]
To: Andrew.Gordon@net-tel.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:01:54 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: Narviel.Beyer"@net-tel.co.uk, <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>"@net-tel.co.uk,
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Andrew.Gordon@net-tel.co.uk wrote:
> >         Is there a way of getting information (and enough information to 
> >         for programming) on the new (ECP and also EPP ?) parallel port 
> >         modes? Also, is anyone actually working with the lpt driver to 
> >         allow bidirectional?
>  I have been collecting info on this subject, but am unlikely to
> actually work on it in the near future.

You can get the EPP specs directly from Xircom. Just send an e-mail to
tech-support; the address is somewhere below http://www.xircom.com.

tg