Date   : Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:08:46 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Brian Widdas <brian@...>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: ZIP drives for BBCs

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Matt Callow wrote:

>  > No it isn't. And nor was any Acorn's until around
>  > the A5000/A4. So you
>  > couldn't use the parallel port. But could one use
>  > something else - the user
>  > port, the Disc Drive port etc.
>  > 
> The printer port is just half of a 6522 VIA, so it
> should be bi-directional.

There's a unidirectional buffer between the VIA and the outside world, so
the printer port isn't bidirectional.

Brian
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